Re: Tsuhon: tentative phonology

On Wed, 25 Apr 2001, Amanda Babcock wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 25, 2001 at 10:15:33PM -0400, Nik Taylor wrote:
> >
> > Please, don't keep the Japanese {r}!  :-)  That's the one sound in
> > Japanese I hate.  :-)  Maybe you can make it into /l/, a much prettier
> > sound.  :-)
>
> Well, it only seems fair that someone should defend the Japanese 'r' :)
> I like the flap - I find it simple and compact.  Certainly a cleaner
> sound than my American r :)
I didn't see this before I replied, but I was thinking that lots of
random allophonic variants of Tsuhon r would accommodate lots of people
with different tastes.  I love rolled r's but still can't quite get 'em
right, I like the uvular German r (?) except it gives me a sore throat,
and I love the Japanese r...I like l, but not as much.  <shrug>

YHL