Re: Rhotics (was: Pharingials, /l/ vs. /r/ in Southeast Asia)
| From: | Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, February 11, 2004, 7:47 |
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On Monday, February 9, 2004, at 06:12 PM, Mangiat wrote:
>> Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 06:32:27 +0000
>> From: Ray Brown <ray.brown@...>
[snip]
>>> Voiceless?
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>> OOPS!! Probably the worst typo I've made on the list {deep blush}
>>
>> I mean *VOICED*
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>> Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.
>
> No need... What baffled me is that I read somewhere that French /r/
> actually
> can in some environments be devoiced...Or am I wrong?
No, not wrong. It's devoiced in words like 'notre' /nOtR/
Ray
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