Re: A bunch of phonological questions

> > Quoting John Vertical <johnvertical@...>:
> >
> > > Hi all, here're some unrelated phonological & phonetical questions
> > > I've
> > > thought up lately. I'll be thankful for any answers...
> > >
> > > 1. Low vowels
> > > Do any natlangs contrast the three of /& a A/? Yes, a couple of
> > > conlangs do
> > > that, but I've never heard of any natlang examples?
> >
it's possible that Bostonian English has all three phonetically, but I
suspect not contrastively:

& in pack, mat etc.

But the others are probably allophones of a single sound:
a in park, mart, car etc (conditioned by the r)
A in father, rather