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Re: THEORY: phonemes and Optimality Theory tutorial

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Thursday, November 16, 2000, 15:29
Jeff Jones wrote:

> I'm pretty sure the final and preconsonantal trills are regional. I can't > recall hearing them (but then I probably don't notice allophonic variation > when I'm listening to understand!) Final /r/ is pronounced [l] by some > speakers, and I've even seen it written that way (but not often).
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