Re: [phoNet] Re: assam pronunciation

Hey, wait a moment, Brian,

Why don't you just stay on and think of more questions to ask? This is an informal forum and you don't have to be a professional linguist to contribute to it.

Piotr

----- Original Message -----

From: Brian Wyndham

To: phoNet@egroups.com

Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2000 11:01 AM

Subject: Re: [phoNet] Re: assam pronunciation

Piotr I should have looked at the map before hitting the keys. I had imagined that Myanmar represented an unrelated linguistic barrier between Assam and Thailand but clearly that is not the case. I know little of the history of the area but I suppose that the modern frontiers bear no relation to any previous divisions, if any, except perhaps where rivers form a natural boundary. I am now considerably better educated than I was two days ago. Thank you for the information which I think answers my original enquiry perfectly. I will therefore un-subscribe and not clutter the site any further. Good luck, -- Brian