LL-L: "Phonology" LOWLANDS-L, 17.NOV.1999 (04) [E]

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From: Braw1 at aol.com
Subject: LL-L: "Phonology" LOWLANDS-L, 17.NOV.1999 (02) [D/E]

Perhaps the Dutch 'v' is like the Spanish 'v' which to the English speaker's
ear  and depending on the Hispanic dialect can sound like a soft 'b'.
-Mark

Braw1

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From: R. F. Hahn sassisch at yahoo.com
Subject: Phonology

Mark, you wrote:

> Perhaps the Dutch 'v' is like the Spanish 'v' which to the English speaker's
> ear  and depending on the Hispanic dialect can sound like a soft 'b'.

I can assure you that the Dutch v/ is nothing like that.  Spanish (Castilian)
/b/ and /v/ are realized as a type of bilabial fricative (IPA: beta) in most
environments, as [b] at the beginning of a word.  The Dutch sound we are talking
about is totally different.

Regards,

Reinhard/Ron

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