R and r

[Robert Orr]

I forget the exact reference, but there may well have been one in Common
Germanic.

See Runge, The Pronunciation of Prmitive Germanic R

Robert Orr

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>> From: "Artem V. Andreev" <ie at AA5779.spb.edu>
>> Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2000 00:19:25 +0300 (MSK)

>> The question is: is there any language in the world which has a *phonemic*
>> opposition between dental vibrant /r/ and uvular *vibrant* /R/?

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