Re: New Language
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 19, 1998, 4:36 |
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On Wed, 18 Nov 1998 17:30:29 -0800 Garrett <3jones@...> writes:
>> Though I am not a native english speaker, I am also puzzled by
>> your /a/ ("ahh" vs. "dot"? It doesn't seem to be the same sound).
>> Perhaps you should consider using a more precise phonetic
>> transcription. I am also pretty sure that you'll have to
>> allow some allophones when the language will be more
>> developed. It's difficult to get rid of them...
>I pronounce the vowel in all of these words the same:- dot
>- caught
>- father (first syllable)
>- wrong
>- tall
>I guess it would be the highest occuring one in the above. What is the
>symbol for that sound?
I rhyme caught, wrong, and tall, with the [O] vowel, and father and dot
with [a].
-Stephen (Steg)
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