Re: Vowels?
| From: | Padraic Brown <agricola@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, January 24, 2002, 2:55 |
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Am 23.01.02, Chris Palmer yscrifef:
> Now, now, don't confuse the man. :) There is a clear break between vowels
> and consonants, and that is physical contact between articulators. We can
> draw a clear line between, for example, /i/ and /c,/ (c cedilla, a palatal
> fricative).
But no such clear line can be drawn between [i] and [R] (the
American throaty r, not trilled). I.e., Christophe brings up good
points about "syllabic consonants". For me, the only difference
is that the tongue is drawn back a couple mm for the [R]. I tend
to think of them as vowels, as too many categories make my head
spin. ;)
> Chris
Padraic.
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Gwerez dah, chee gwaz vaz, ha leal.
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