Re: Aks
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, October 27, 2007, 23:57 |
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On 10/27/07, Henrik Theiling <theiling@...> wrote:
> > So your "aks" sounds like our "ox", but not like your "ox" or "ax".
> > It is a phonetically distinct word.
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> I have three different vowels there: /Ask &ks Oks/. Anyone in for more? :-P
That's not at all surprising, which is why I specified "*our* 'ox'".
For many Murkans, myself included, there's no quality distinction
among LOT, CLOTH, PALM, and THOUGHT, although there may be a
consistent quantity distinction (/pa:m/ vs /Tat/) in some of those
'lects.
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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