Re: [tied] Palatals, labials and velars in Swedish

From: Mate Kapović
Message: 44832
Date: 2006-05-31

On Sri, svibanj 31, 2006 9:12 am, squilluncus reče:
> It is true that all long vowels in Swedish are diphthongs. But the
> end part (w j) is more a consonant than a vowel. Therefore many
> Swedes live with the illusion that their language is monophthongic.

Never heard of that. Swedish long vowels just seem long to me. OK, except
for <a°>, which is allophonically pronounced as [uo].

Mate