Re: C-IPA underlying principles and methods

Christophe Grandsire scripsit:

> > Basque also distinguishes dental /s[/ from alveolar /s/,
>
> I thought both s in Basque were alveolar, one being apical and the other
> laminal?
When I was taking a Basque course at the Uni, I got the impression that
Basque /z/ was Russian /s/, and Basque /s/ was Spanish /s/, whatever their
pinpoint is. And they clearly sound differently to my ear.

Yitzik
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