LINGUIST List 12.145

Mon Jan 22 2001

Qs: Labiodental Fricatives, Bilabials/Labiodentals

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Carol L. Tenny, Labiodental fricatives
MarioThree, bilabials and labiodentals

Message 1: Labiodental fricatives

Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 06:34:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Carol L. Tenny <tenny

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Subject: Labiodental fricatives



A student of mine asked during a phonetics lecture, whether there were
any languages with labiodental fricatives where the speaker used the
bottom teeth on the top lips. Does anyone know of such a thing?

Carol Tenny
Pittsburgh PA

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Message 2: bilabials and labiodentals

Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2001 19:02:46 EST
From: MarioThree <MarioThree

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Subject: bilabials and labiodentals





Does anyone know of a language that contrasts bilabial and labiodental
fricatives?

Also, is there any language that can have entire words with no true
vowels in them?

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