Re: THEORY: language and the brain [Interesting article]

Quoting Tristan <kesuari@...>:


> > Till I learnt to say 'em properly, I used [d] for /D/, and for /T/ [t]
> and
> > [f], with quite random distribution - I used to say [fIN] "thing"
> and
> > [tINk] "think".
>
> [f] and [v] would've been better, I think. At least that way you sound
> like a native speaker, even if it's native Cockney :)
You're probably right. But these substitutions weren't consciously chosen -
they were the result of trying to imitate more correct pronunciation. And
voiced fricatives, as said, isn't my forte - in my 'lect, /v/ is usually [v_0].

Technically, I used [d_d] and [t_d], not strictly speaking [d] and [t].

                                                      Andreas

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