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Re: Vowels?

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Thursday, January 24, 2002, 8:11
En réponse à Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...>:

> Just a note on the X-Sampa: <R> is the upside-down small-caps <R> > found > in French. The upside-down lower-case <r> found in English is <r\>: > /r\aIt@/ or /r\aItr\_=/, not /RaItR_=/, unless you want to have a > French > accent.
I know. I was just using Chris's notation in order to prevent misunderstanding from his part. I thought everyone else would correct automatically when reading :)) . After all, we were clear about what we were talking :)) .
> > (If memory serves, the British and American /r/s are slightly > different... > I think the other one is more like /r\`/(?), but I don't know who's it > is. > And don't shoot me if I'm wrong or anything.) >
No you're not wrong. The difference between British and American 'r' is indeed retroflexion, marked in X-SAMPA by `. So the British have [r\], and the Americans [r\`]. Since Australian English is non-rhotic, I'd guess that you have [r\] :)) (don't shoot me if I'm wrong either :)) ). Christophe. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr Take your life as a movie: do not let anybody else play the leading role.

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John Cowan <cowan@...>