Re: Tsuhon: tentative phonology
| From: | Oskar Gudlaugsson <hr_oskar@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 25, 2001, 3:04 |
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:51:54 -0700, Barry Garcia
<Barry_Garcia@...> wrote:
>>I have a professor whose wife is Japanese, and her name is Yoshiko. But,
>he always pronounces (and she seems to too), as /joSko/. So, wouldnt it
>not be unreasonable for Yoon to keep the /St/ she likes?\
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.
Damn, I so have to learn some Japanese soon... :) Unquestionably (arguably,
some might say) the most beautiful language I've heard, Swedish coming next.
Óskar
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