>I always think [v] when I see |bh|. I always have to think for a moment
>and correct myself whenever I see |bh|
>-M
I've got no statistically valid data, but most people I've seen running
across |bh| has taken it as /b.h/ if it could be plausibly interpreted as
spaning a syllable break, and simply /b/ otherwise. I'm inclined to believe
you're the exception.
Andreas
>Andreas Johansson wrote:
> >
> > I wrote:
> > >Is there any language which's normally written in the Latin alphabet
>and
> > >uses |ei|=[e] and |e|=[E]? It does feel a very exotic convention to me,
>if
> > >logical (Then |bh|=[v] would be very logical compared to values we
> > >frequently denote as |ph th dh kh gh|, and yet I'm inclined to think
>that
> > >it's what pops up when you see |bh| in a foregin word).
> >
> > "... inclined not to think ..." that was supposed to be ...
> >
> > Andreas
> >
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