And wrote, quoting Kristen:
> > Hmmm... now I'm really having doubts as to whats
> > happening before /l/. I need to hear my Brisbane pals
> > again. I suspect your [w:] is really [u-:]. This
> > actually makes more sense now that I think about it. If
> > /l/ has that effect of erasing the [y] glide of long
/u/,
> > then [u-y] becomes [u-:] before /l/.
>
> I agree.
<sigh>
Hereby totally contradicting And's previous post where he
suggested that /u/ in _moon_ might be [u-].
NSW school = [skywl], SA school = [skw=l]
(assuming [y] for /u/).
Adrian.