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Re: Phonemic vowel and consonant length.

From:Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...>
Date:Monday, February 3, 2003, 6:12
Roger Mills wrote:

> Interesting idea. Here's a possibility: > /t/ realized as [d] > /t:/ realized as [t] > /t::/ realized as [t:] or maybe [?t] or some other "emphatic" > pronunciation.
Estonian has a distinction between /t/, /t:/ and /t::/, written, IIRC, as {d}, {t} and {tt} -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42