Re: About "features" RE: Hangul script type: (was Re: [OT] ANN: Sit

From: Berthold Frommann
Message: 508
Date: 2001-11-10

Hello,

> For example: the Japanese <"> is used as symbol for [+voiced]
correct.

> and de <ยบ>
> is used somewhat as symbol for [interrupted]
Not quite!
The han-dakuten is used for gemination of consonants, that is representation
of "long" consonants, which can either be unvoiced plosives (e.g. "hatten")
or, again unvoiced, fricatives (e.g. "zasshi").

Regards,
Berthold

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