Re: French

Maybe we should change the subject line
on this thread?  :-)


Mark J. Reed writes:
>
> No such thing as a "late" reply on CONLANG, where threads are
> immortal.  Especially YA?PT's.  :)
>
> I've learned a lot about português pronunciation.  I'm still confused
> about the <ang> though.  Is there a [N] anywhere, or is it pronounced
> the same as if it were spelled <ãg>?
>
>
> Henrik Theiling wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> Falcata Lusa writes:
>>>...
>>> In European Portuguese, my mother tongue, I'd say:
>>>
>>> [toduz uz aNglOfunuS s@~u~ buRuS] and probably change [t] for [t_d],
>>> [d] for [d_d], and all [u] for [U] but I'm not sure about the xsampa
>>> values.
>>>
>>> Regarding "word final s" we have the values [S], [z], [Z], before word
>>> initial voiceless consonant or pause, before vowels, and before voiced
>>> consonants, respectively. Final /s/ is never [s] in European
>>> Portuguese.
>>>...
>>
>> I see, thank you!  So -s+s- does not fuse in Europe.
>>
>>>...
>>> Sorry for this late response, but I've been quite busy lately.
>>
>> No problem, it was very helpful for me!
>>
>> **Henrik

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