Re: question on vowel tensing, fronting, backing, ect.

Dana wrote:
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Don't know any L1's that use [-in].
 >>

Well, you know me, and I know many others.  In fact, I once
heard (unprompted) from an undergraduate in a class I TA'd
that she couldn't stand those [-in] people that pronounced "-ing"
like [-in].  It's a phenomenon that's spreading.

-David
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