Re: IPA griefs

On Monday, October 23, 2000, at 04:47 AM, Danny Wier wrote:

> On Mon, 23 Oct 2000 12:00:54 +0930 Adrian Morgan
> <morg0072@...> writes:
> > Danny Wier wrote:
> >
> > > /Z/:
> > > English "viSIon", "leiSure", "garaGE"
> >
> > Interesting. I've never noticed an English speaker use /Z/ instead
> > of
> > /dZ/ in "garage" before.
>
> I've heard both in the US South. But /dZ/ is more common even down here.
> (To comment on an earlier post, English /Z/ and /dZ/ are really
> allophonic; I can't think of a single minimal pair right offhand.)
>
> DaW.
>
As far as I can tell, /Z/ is more common in Louisiana.  Possibly due to the
(gradually dying :( ) French influence?

Andy

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