Re: CHAT: IPA Question

In a message dated 06/20/02 1:02:38 PM, christophe.grandsire@FREE.FR writes:

<< Well well... [w] and [u_^] or not the same thing :( . [u_^] is purely
labial,

while [w] is labiovelar :(( . So in phonetic representation you mustn't
confuse

them (on the other hand, you can say that what phonemically is a "glidy" /u/
is

phonetically [w] :)) ). >>

    ?  [u] is not purely labial.  There's a constriction at the lips and the
velum, making it a labio-velar vowel.  Why would [u_^] be different?

-David

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