Abstractness (Was Re: [j] v. [i])

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Davius Sanctex" <gruposdavius@...>
wrote:

> [Peter] Minimal pairs are not enough to establish the existence of

a

> phonemic
> contrast.
> ---
> [Davius] ...
> In this way the
> diferences in French between minimal pair [vE~] 'wine' / [vE] 'I

see' do not

> say us that necesarily it is a contrast between /E~/ and /E/ but

there are

> diferent underlaying representations /vin/ - /vE/.

I've posted a correction and a comment at Phonet. It will probably
appear as http://groups.yahoo.com/group/phonet/message/431 .

Richard.