Re: CHAT: De ponology ob numbness

On Tuesday 12 October 2004 21:15, John Cowan wrote:

 > I found that I was systematically substituting [b] for
 > /v/, [p] for /f/, [d_t] for /D/, [t_t] for /T/, and [B]
 > for /w/ (but not in /gw/ and /kw/). The first two of
 > these can be chalked up to inability, but the other three
 > are apparently rooted in a desire to keep the numb lip
 > from being touched by the not-numb tongue, which found
 > the contact disturbing.

When I'm wearing my braces, well ... let me think a bit
*puts on his braces*

   [t] -> [t_d]
   [d] -> [d_d]
   [t_s] -> [t_dT]
   [n] -> [n_d]
   [s] -> [T]
   [z] -> [D]
   [k_s] -> [kT]

So you see, everything alveolar sound is dentalized.

Funnily, my brother (wearing similar braces like mine)
substitutes [t_s] with [kT]. So just for personal
enjoyment, sometimes I let him say "Zebra" ["t_se:bRa],
which he of course pronounces ["kTe:bRa] :-P
I'm not sure whether he even pronounces [tn=] as ~[qN=]
with braces on, but that'd make not much sense.

What a luck I only have to wear my braces once a week for
some time already!

[ka:Ttn_d=]

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