Re: History of French

From: Ruud Harmsen (realemailseesite01_at_rudhar.com)
Date: 09/20/04 

Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 10:39:13 +0200

Mon, 20 Sep 2004 05:16:33 +0200: Mxsmanic <mxsmanic@hotmail.com>: in
sci.lang:

>> Probably hard to describe phonetically, but clearly noticeable.
>
>If they are hard to describe phonetically, they must be small indeed.
>Are you sure they really exist?

Very sure. I can hear a lot more phonetic differences than I could
ever describe. A lot more than what IPA has symbols for.
And it isn't just the sounds as such. It's also rhythm, pitch, style,
it just sounds different.

Aren't there artists in countries where you live and lived who exploit
such differences? We have them here. They can switch back the way they
talk for 30 or 50 years at will. When they do, everybody recognizes it
immediately. 

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