reservoir.

[Mark A. Mandel]

Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at YALE.EDU> writes:

>>>>>
Given that,
if my guess is correct, we're talking about essentially the same
vowel in the "reservwahr" and "reservor" pronunications (especially
since in that context, there will be some rounding of an [a]), the
only difference is in whether or not you have the [w], i.e.
lip-rounding between the [v] and the vowel.  But given the
labiodentality of the [v], you're gonna have some rounding anyway, so
the difference between the two pronunciations may come down to just
how quickly you pass through that [v(w)V] sequence.  There's still a
difference, but I suspect it's subtler than our discourse has
acknowledged.
<<<<<

Mebbeso, mebbenot. Labi(odent)al does not imply rounded. Is there any
rounding at all in the first syllables of "Victor", "valley", and (for
those whose "cot" vowel is the same as their "father" vowel) "volley"? I
think not.

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