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Re: XSAMPA for /ts/?

From:Stone Gordonssen <stonegordonssen@...>
Date:Thursday, April 24, 2003, 15:34
>Of course, all this is theoretical. In practice, the error bars can be >large ;))). But I'm curious to know how much time a German 'z' lasts >compared to simple German phones. I'd guess it's about as long as a simple >phone, unlike the 'ts' in 'cats'.
Good point, and one which I should know better than to have allowed my mind to gloss over. German was my fourth language. In the German which I was taught (which native speakers tell me is accentless Hoch Deutsch), by following your train of thought, I realize now that: 'z' of 'Zeit', 'Platz' etc. is [t_s] but 'ts' of 'cats' is [ts] or even [t's] if I force myself back into the accent I learned as a child. [t_s] is the sound I had in mind. Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail