Re[3]: [tied] RE: 'Vocalic Theory'

At 5:04:40 PM on Saturday, March 29, 2008, fournet.arnaud
wrote:

> 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.

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

It demonstrates the exact opposite, to the extent that it
has anything to say about the matter at all.

Brian