Oskar Gudlaugsson wrote:
> I know, I had a Spanish speaking girlfriend who couldn't even *hear* the
> difference between [v] and [b]; everything was just [B] to her
Did she have the same problem with [D] and [d]? If not, I'd be a bit
surprised.
> Seems my attempt at SAMPA <unvoiced [j]> failed. I used the little circle
> sign (as in degrees) that represents devoicing, but it doesn't show on my
> screen. I'll write [hj] from now on, though it's not strictly accurate.
SAMPA for that is [j_0], just underscore and zero.
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