Re: LONG: Latest Wenetaic Stuff
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, October 29, 1999, 1:14 |
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FFlores wrote:
> I think it's called a rhotic (or retroflex?) schwa. In IPA, it's
> a schwa with a little hook or wedge ^ on the top-right.
Depends on the linguist. Others analyze it as a syllabic r, indicated
by an inverted r with a rightward tail and a small vertical line under
it to indicate syllabic.
> I've heard it's actually a lateralized flap, but that's really
> difficult to imagine.
Also retroflex I've always read.
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