Re: CHAT: IPA Question
| From: | Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, January 31, 2003, 17:02 |
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> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 05:15:00 EST
> From: J Y S Czhang <czhang23@...>
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> en memo 2003:01:29 07.46.52 gozen, Lars Mathiesen (thorinn@DIKU.DK) graffii:
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> >[L\] is the velar lateral fricative, and [L] is the palatal one.
> >Neither occurs in English, of course.
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> Eh?? [L] is quite common for some English-sprekking peoples!!....
> i.e. "pool" /pu:L/
> "school" /sku:L/
> "scroll" /skr@UL/
> "skull" /skVL/
I've always seen dark l described as [5] --- velarized alveolar
lateral fricative. (And it's still /l/, unless your idiolect has a
minimal pair between [l] and [5]).
Also, [L] may be common in your speech, but is it common for people to
talk like you?
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)
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