Re: Mutations in General
| From: | Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, October 23, 2002, 19:33 |
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On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at 12:45 , Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Yoon Ha Lee wrote:
>>>> + Korean "tensified" stops. If another language exists that makes use
>>>> of
>>>> them I haven't been able to find it...though if someone knows of one,
>>>
> This "reinforced" vs "lax" contrast sounds alot like a fortis vs lenis
> distinction, does it not?
>
I just looked up the terms today. Yes, it does. I'm at a loss as to why
it isn't described that way in the literature.
Yoon Ha Lee [requiescat@cityofveils.com]
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