Re: /T/ -> /t_d/?
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, October 29, 2004, 18:13 |
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On Fri, Oct 29, 2004 at 06:16:52PM +0100, Joe wrote:
> [tiT] vs. [tiD] 'teeth' vs 'teethe'
That's [tiT] vs [ti:D], usually, although the [:] isn't a phonemic distinction
but rather a side-effect of the following voiced consonant.
The same distinction ([T]=noun vs [D]=verb) appears in my 'lect in
"birth", despite the lack of a spelling difference there. That is,
I would have a [D] for the |th| in the GWtW line
"I don' know nuthin' 'bout birthin' no babies."
-Marcos