Re: Romanized Orthography of My Conlang
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 2, 1999, 3:48 |
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"Grandsire, C.A." wrote:
> If only I could come up with a
> French word with /2/ in a closed syllable, or /9/ in an open syllable,
> the debate would be closed... :)
It just occurred to me today: /e/ and /E/ are separate phonemes in
French, or am I mistaken? If so, then since [2] is the rounded version
of /e/, and [9] the rounded version of /E/, then perhaps THAT's why
they're perceived as different? Just my 2 cents
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