LL-L "Phonology" 2004.05.24 (02) [E]

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>Van: "Roger Hondshoven" <roger.hondshoven at pandora.be>
>Onderwerp: Phonology
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>Hi Ron,
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>A glottal stop is also used by the people of Tessenderlo (in the extreme
>West of the province of Limburg) and in some neighbouring villages in the
>South-East of the province of Antwerpen. It is used between to vowels to
>replace k, e.g. /menne?e/ - "mannetje".


Hi

My father used to call me "mannege" (diminutive form of "mann") but there,
the "g" is an aspiration and not a real glottal stop I think. In contrast,
my mother says "manneke" (This can show you variations within french west
flemish itself).

Best regards

Frederic Baert

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