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Are there any minimal pairs in French which contrast [w] amd [H]? --- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, Benct Philip Jonsson <melroch@...> wrote: > > habarakhe4 skrev: > > > Also, if [H] is to [y] as [w] and [j] to [u] and [i], perhaps [h] > > becomes [j]. Or would outsiders hear [H] as [w]? > > I definitely hear the diphthong in _nuit, suivre_ etc. > as [w] in spite of knowing better. OTOH I tend to > pronounce it disyllabic as [8i], but that may be > because [B_o] in the diphthong [8B_o], functioning > as the 'long' allophone of /8/ is the closest thing > to [w] *or* [H] that my L1 possesses (its _j_ being > usually [z\]. > > -- > /BP 8^)> > -- > Benct Philip Jonsson -- melroch at melroch dot se > > "Maybe" is a strange word. When mum or dad says it > it means "yes", but when my big brothers say it it > means "no"! > > (Philip Jonsson jr, age 7) >