Re: USAGE: S. Australian (was: Re: Gz^rod|in)

> I posted some quotes from my correspondence with
> Adrian, for two points (important for
> understanding the phonology of his conlang)
> were absolutely new to me, and may be interesting
> to others:
..
> - O. K., neither OH nor OA...
> Adrian, can you find some word rimimg with
> _gone_ in SAu?
>
> _On_? _Drawn_? _Gun_?
That's the funny thing ... it's practically a
unique sound, I can't think of any other word
with the same one.

All I can say is, think of it as a cross
between _Drawn_ and an elongated verson of _On_.

> >> - That is, the vowels in _long_ and in _law_,
> >> _talk_ are different?
> >
> >Yes - the last two are dipthongs.
>
> - Really?!
I'm not saying they're _heavily_ diphthongised,
(in fact it's very light and they tend to become
vowels if I speak fast), but when I articulate
"law" slowly there is definately a slight
outward-and-inward movement of my lips. With
"talk" it's more debatable, somewhat more pure.

> Do you mean that you feel it gliding from a wider
> articulation to a narrower one?
No. Other way round.

Adrian.
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