Re: another (phonolgy) question
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, April 1, 1999, 23:50 |
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"J. Barefoot" wrote:
> On a broader level, are there any langugaes that make
> distinctions in the vowels that aren't made in the consonants, like
> breathy-aspirated/plain or voiced/voiceless?
Sure, lots of languages distinguish between short and long vowels, with
no such distinction in consonants. Stress and tone are distinctions are
only made in vowels.
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