Re: [lojban] Re: pronunciation guide for lessons

[And Rosta <arosta@uclan.ac.uk>]

John Cowan <jcowan@reutershealth.com> 09/03/02 04:44am >>>
> Well, I believe that is the correct policy.  As long as the distinction
> between Lojban /p/ and /b/ is audible, it matters little whether it
> is about voicing, aspiration, or both.

I'm not disputing the policy, but since the audibility of a distinction
is highly subjective & coloured by the hearer's native accent, the
policy amounts to saying "Lojban has these phonological 
distinctions, & it's up to the speaker and hearer to find some
way to implement them phonetically in such as way that
the distinctions are mutually perceptible".

--And.