Re: 'Vocalic Theory'

From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 56228
Date: 2008-03-29

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From: Piotr Gasiorowski

If *o is inherently longer than *e (but not necessarily
longer than *a, if the latter is a fully low vowel, requiring some
mandibular and/or tongue-root activity), then its phonetic length, if
stable, may easily acquire a phonological function.

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Hmhm
you don't understand the difference
between phonetics and phonology.

Arnaud

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