Re: Tsuhon: tentative phonology
| From: | Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 25, 2001, 4:40 |
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CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>Not at all. And I love the sound of /S/ + plosive combinations. As to the
>Japanese thing, I gather the Japanese high vowels, /i/ and /M/, are
>_devoiced_ between unvoiced obstruents; which would be why Yoshiko sounds
>like /joSko/ to us non-natives.
Well, i have to admit, it's very faint to my ears at least. Makes sense
they would be devoiced. However, since Yoon doesnt seem to be following
things strictly, i think she can get away with /St/.