tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post111827144775763793..comments2024-03-23T01:31:13.502+01:00Comments on Jabal al-Lughat: R-droppingLameen Souag الأمين سواقhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773164776222840428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-74117898091717485512008-02-01T13:42:00.000+01:002008-02-01T13:42:00.000+01:00Central Tibetan also has R-dropping (and compensat...Central Tibetan also has R-dropping (and compensatory lengthening).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-1132368785957866502005-11-19T03:53:00.000+01:002005-11-19T03:53:00.000+01:00Oops, that should be [E], not [e].Oops, that should be [E], not [e].Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-1132368744014229812005-11-19T03:52:00.000+01:002005-11-19T03:52:00.000+01:00As a native speaker, I can assure you that all var...As a native speaker, I can assure you that <B>all</B> varieties of German, except the Alemannic dialects (Switzerland and surroundings) turn every /r/ into /&"/ (I'm using Kirshenbaum here) except if it's followed by a vowel. The rules are exactly like in RP. That's why Arnold Schwarzenegger is ['a:nOld(vls) 'Sva:tsn-eg(vls)&"] (the parentheses should be pointy brackets).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-1121726357971371182005-07-19T00:39:00.000+02:002005-07-19T00:39:00.000+02:00Hi Lameen!Syllable-final [r] is alive and kicking ...Hi Lameen!<BR/><BR/>Syllable-final [r] is alive and kicking in the south-west of England...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com