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<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"></p><font color="#000000"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><br></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">From: <span name="Roger Thijs" class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Roger Thijs</span><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;white-space:nowrap"> </span><span class="" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;white-space:nowrap"><<a href="mailto:rogerthijs@yahoo.com">rogerthijs@yahoo.com</a>></span></div>
</font></font><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#000000"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0pt">Subject: <span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;white-space:nowrap">LL-L Resources - Limburgish - Tone</span><br>
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We have discussed the topic of Limburgish tonality before.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">I just found this interesting clip:</div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhG0kCJxZEA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhG0kCJxZEA</a></div>
<div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">commented in English.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
Be aware there is variation from village to village.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"> </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
Enjoy,</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">Regards,</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
Roger</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
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From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
Subject: Resources</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
Thanks a lot, Roger. That's a well-presented video. My only criticism is that it ignores Low Saxon ("Low German"), especially since many Low Saxon dialects also have a <i>Sleeptoon</i>. This "tone" manifests itself before certain consonants as "super-length" before the deleted word-final syllable <i>-e</i>. For example, ...</div>
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<i>Bruud </i>[bruːt] 'bride' (German <i>Braut</i>)</div><div><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;line-height:normal">Brüd'</i><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"> [bryːˑ(d)] 'brides' (German </font><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;line-height:normal">Br</i><font face="HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif"><i>ä</i></font><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;line-height:normal">ute</i><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif;line-height:normal">)</span></div>
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<i>Vas'</i> [vɒːˑz] 'vase' (German <i>Vase</i>)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"><br>
</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif"><i>Ros'</i> [roˑʊz] 'rose' (German <i>Rose</i>)</div>
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<i>Deef </i>(< <i>Deev</i>) [dɛɪf] 'thief' (German <i>Dieb</i>)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
<i>Dev'</i> [dɛˑɪv] 'thieves' (German <i>Diebe</i>)</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">
<br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:normal;font-family:HelveticaNeue,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,'Lucida Grande',sans-serif">Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA</div></div><div style="line-height:1.4;color:rgb(64,64,64);min-height:0px;padding:0px 15px 0px 0px;overflow:hidden">
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