Re: retroflex consonants (r dept)

John Cowan wrote:
>
> Roger Mills scripsit:
>
> > I (and maybe you) get a definite retroflexed POA for /l/ in the sequence
> > /-rl/ (pearl vs. pull, Moll vs. marl), likewise for /-rld/ (world, furled
> > etc)-- whereas the affect is less noticeable with /-rt, -rd/.
>
> Whereas I move the apex upward to the alveolar ridge while enunciating "rl".
Those are all disyllables for me, [pr=@l~], [wor@l~d] [fr=@l~d]
(Actually, I don't think that final vowel is actually /@/, but I'm not
sure exactly what it is.)  Port is something like [p_hort,], altho in
careful speech, the tongue actually slides along the roof of my mouth
from a retroflex position to one closer to the usual alveolar position
before releasing.

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