From: | Andreas Johansson <andjo@...> |
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Date: | Sunday, November 9, 2003, 20:28 |
Quoting John Cowan <cowan@...>:> Andreas Johansson scripsit: > > > Doesn't [tv_0e:] occur? I seem to recall that at least some varieties > > of Low German has _twee_ [tv_0eI], but I may be wrong. > > No, no, quite right: the Grimm tale "Von dem Machandelboom" ("The Juniper > Tree"), begins "Dat is nu all lang heer, wol twe dusend Johr".That's reassuring, but a bit short on phonetic detail. Andreas