6.838, German Affricates

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LINGUIST List:  Vol-6-838. Thu 22 Jun 1995. ISSN: 1068-4875. Lines: 39
 
Subject: 6.838, German Affricates
 
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Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 15:39:13 -0600
From: koontz at boulder.nist.gov (John E. Koontz)
Subject: Re: 6.783, German Affricates
 
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Date: Wed, 07 Jun 1995 15:39:13 -0600
From: koontz at boulder.nist.gov (John E. Koontz)
Subject: Re: 6.783, German Affricates
 
In regard to Roger Lass's comments on tS vs. t#S (or C^ vs tS, as he puts it),
I'd like to comment that the pronunciation for t#S that he gives may not
pertain for many American English speakers.  I think I'm not alone in having
something like [?S] (? = glottal stop, S = esh) or [raised-?tS] in the t#S
case.  In any case, as he indicates, the difference is one of a phonetic
detail that is simply invisible in certain styles of phonological transcription.
 
John E. Koontz
NIST:CAML:SCED 883.04 Boulder, CO
koontz at boulder.nist.gov
 
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