Re: (Brazilian Portuguese and Rhodrese (was French)
| From: | Eric Christopherson <rakko@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 19:43 |
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On Jan 28, 2009, at 9:40 AM, Edgard Bikelis wrote:
> /l/
>
> 1. Once it was [l] everywhere.
> 2. Then those before vowel, in auslaut, came to be [w] in pausa or
> before
> consonant, but preserved followed by a word starting in vowel:
I'm confused by what you mean by "those before vowel". Is it [w]
before a vowel within the same word, but [l] before a vowel in the
next word (in speakers over 70)?
> 'leal' [leaw]
> and 'alma' [awma], but 'leal amigo' [lealamigu]. I still hear it
> from people
> with 70 or more, but now it's just [leawamigu].
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