Re: French

Hi,

2009/1/23 Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
>
> I'm currently learing (European) Portuguese.  But I'm still a
> beginner, so I have a simple question: the final -s, how is it
> pronounced before an initial s-?  Is it a (long) [s] or [Ss]?  That's
> the -s s- in that phrase:
>
>   anglófonos são
>
> I'd assume the rest is:
>
>   [toduz uz aNglOfunu(???) saU)~ buRuS]
>
> Right?
>
> **Henrik

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.
In some areas you will find that people tend to change [z] for [Z]
before vowels, ending with something like
[t_dod_dUZ UZ aNglOfUnUS s@~U~ bURUS].

Examples:

dois dedos (two fingers)
[doiZ deduS]

dois tubos (two tubes)
[doiS tubuS]

dois anos (two years)
[doiz @nus]

(This may vary according to regional accents)

Sorry for this late response, but I've been quite busy lately.

--
Falcata Lusa

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