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Re: IPA / SAMPA question

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Sunday, January 19, 2003, 5:12
En réponse à Mike Ellis <nihilsum@...>:

> How do I show the difference between the sounds of Spanish r versus rr ? > Is > it [4] and [r] or is it [r] and [r:] ? I looked at the IPA site with > the > sound samples and 4 sounds more like the Japanese r. >
Spanish |r| between two vowels is the same sound as Japanese |r|: [4]. Spanish |rr| or |r| at the beginning of a word is a trill [r]. Christophe. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr Take your life as a movie: do not let anybody else play the leading role.