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Re: accent
- Subject: Re: accent
- From: xod <xod@xxxx.xxxx
- Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 14:53:35 -0500 (EST)
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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