Re: question for German speakers...

Frank George Valoczy wrote:

> > > 1. Guten Tag.
> >
> > gut.n- tA:k
> >
>
> what does the /./ mean how you use it?
I was using it to divide closed syllables from syllabic consonants.

> > AmsO:nAb.n-t Ab.n- vi~ mAin@ SvE:st@~ b@zu:xt
> >
> > I tend to run together adverbial prepositional phrases (especially
> > expressions of time). And for some reason I've never devoiced the [v] in
> > the /schw/ consonant cluster, although I gather that's the norm.
>
> If you look at mine, you'll see I voice the [sch] instead, though both in
> Austria and in Sachsen things tend to get voiced, eg [saechsisch] is
> pronounced /zEgzIS/
I noticed that. When I was in Austria (only for a week, admittedly), I
had some trouble understanding people. I've also noticed that the
Austrian dialect seems to be a lot more nasal than any other German I've heard.

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