Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: Franco-Provençal

--- On Thu, 2/19/09, Brian M. Scott <BMScott@...> wrote:

> From: Brian M. Scott <BMScott@...>
> Subject: Re[2]: [tied] Re: Franco-Provençal
> To: "Rick McCallister" <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 5:34 PM
> At 5:15:36 PM on Thursday, February 19, 2009, Rick
> McCallister wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > I associate a true retroflex /R/ more with Canadian
> and
> > Great Lakes English
>
> On what basis? I'd be skeptical of a claim that you
> could
> readily distinguish them by ear.
>
> Brian

I don't know about being able to detect "bunch" vs. "retro" but there is a difference between Canadian and Standard American /R/. Canadian /R/ tends to sound a bit farther back in the mouth and sounds more sustained.