Re: [tied] W's in Swedish??

From: petegray
Message: 7684
Date: 2001-06-18

>Uvular r is pretty much the
> standard pronunciation in the Netherlands and has been since at least
> the 1950's. It is used in practically all major cities, except (to my
> knowledge) Amsterdam (apical rolled/tapped /r/) and perhaps Rotterdam
> and Leiden (where am English-style continuant apical or retroflex /R/
> is common, besides the uvular varieties).

Thanks for the more recent information. Mine was based on research in
1980 - I'll adjust my notes.

Peter