Re: Re[2]: [tied] The disappearance of *-s -- The saga continues

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004 15:59:10 -0700 (PDT),
enlil@... wrote:

>In Mandarin it's different again and I find myself pronouncing
>"u" with an o-ish quality, lower than I would in French
>and the s is alveolar... but I don't know whether Mandarin
>speakers actually use alveolar "s"'s

Mandarin /s/ *is* dental.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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