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Re: Spanish ll in different dialects

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Saturday, August 28, 2004, 14:04
Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:

> Ben Poplawski wrote: > >> On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:34:55 -0700, B. Garcia <madyaas@...> wrote: >> >> >>> Exaggerated? How so? Meaning she put extra force on z and c before i >>> and e? >> >> >> >> Maybe it was a personal variation: a lisp. It was weird, sounded halfway >> between [T] and [f] sometimes. >> >> Ben > > > Probably because it was interdental rather than post-dental. > (Tongue between the teeth rather than behind the upper teeth.
But...English [T] is interdental. Don't you mean the other way round?