Re: Dutch questions
| From: | Tristan Alexander McLeay <conlang@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, May 8, 2006, 12:56 |
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On 08/05/06, Jean-François Colson <fa597525@...> wrote:
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> > VOWELS IN LOANWORDS (6)
> > ã (an) ambulance (also /O(:)n/)
> > Aj bonsai
> > æ act (also /E(:)kt/)
> > E: (ai) militair
> > i~ (in) filet américain
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> Is "américain" really pronounced with a closed vowel in Dutch?
> In French, that'd be /amerikE~/, with an open-mid vowel.
I hope not! A "closed vowel" would be a consonant. The correct
term is "close vowel", referring to the tongue's relative position
(it's close/near to the roof). The "open" designation refers to the
jaw btw, and not the tongue.
--
Tristan