Re: Allophone Problem

In the last episode, (On Friday 22 Sivan 5767 13:39:36), Jörg Rhiemeier wrote:
> Hallo!
>
> On Fri, 8 Jun 2007 03:46:20 -0400, John Vertical wrote:
> > I actually recall reading that the final devoicing of stops in German is
> > only a
> > near-merger - that there's some slight phonetic cue that's basically
> > impossible
> > to hear, but appears regularly when recordings are examined rigorously.
>
> It is - at least in my idiolect - like this:
>
> Voiceless stops are not only voiceless, they are also aspirated (except
> in clusters).  In word-final position, voiced stops are devoiced, but
> unlike voiceless stops they are not aspirated.  So you have
>
Interesting. I wonder how it is in Russian - which also has FCD, although I
have never heard of an aspiration contrast. Perhaps there is a palatalisation
contrast?

Jeff
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