Re: THEORY: Semivowels
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, September 9, 1999, 6:03 |
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Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> When I was learning English in High School, my teacher pronounced such
> words with /C/ (human /Cum@n/), and I think it has influenced my way of
> speaking English. But as neither her nor me are native speakers...
I hear [C] occasionally in my speach for [j_0], mostly when emphasizing,
like "It was HUGE", which would sound something like [It w@z Cu::wdZ]
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