12.145, Qs: Labiodental Fricatives, Bilabials/Labiodentals

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-12-145. Mon Jan 22 2001. ISSN: 1068-4875.

Subject: 12.145, Qs: Labiodental Fricatives, Bilabials/Labiodentals

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1)
Date:  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 06:34:17 -0500 (EST)
From:  "Carol L. Tenny" <tenny at linguist.org>
Subject:  Labiodental fricatives

2)
Date:  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 19:02:46 EST
From:  MarioThree at aol.com
Subject:  bilabials and labiodentals

-------------------------------- Message 1 -------------------------------

Date:  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 06:34:17 -0500 (EST)
From:  "Carol L. Tenny" <tenny at linguist.org>
Subject:  Labiodental fricatives


A student of mine asked during a phonetics lecture, whether there were
any languages with labiodental fricatives where the speaker used the
bottom teeth on the top lips. Does anyone know of such a thing?

Carol Tenny
Pittsburgh PA


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Date:  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 19:02:46 EST
From:  MarioThree at aol.com
Subject:  bilabials and labiodentals




Does anyone know of a language that contrasts bilabial and labiodental
fricatives?

Also, is there any language that can have entire words with no true
vowels in them?

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