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Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:53:35 -0500 (EST)
From: xod <xod@bway.net>
Subject: Re: accent
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On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, michael helsem wrote:

> From: "michael helsem" <graywyvern@hotmail.com>
> 
> it can be assumed that native-lojbanist english speakers would convert 
> the phonemes (h)(short a)(voiceless th)(voiced th) into lojban's 
> (x)(e)(t)(d). that's what happens with natural bilinguals.
> also, they might have trouble with some of english's voiced/unvoiced 
> consonant combinations, & i imagine would insert a schwa accordingly.

Why couldn't they pronounce "h"? 


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