Return-Path: <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g0OLbGn08056; Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:37:16 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 16:37:16 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3C507C98.A5ACD72F@lacnyc.org> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Peter Kondrat <nycpdc@lacnyc.org> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-ESL:7017] Re: voiced/unvoiced -th- minimal pair X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.78 [en] (Win98; U) Status: O Content-Length: 592 Lines: 28 I think the actual "challenge" was to find a minimal pair for voiced/unvoiced -th- where the meaning of a sentence would be altered by the different pronounciations. Example: I am going to kick that horse. I am going to kiss that horse. I'm still waiting ... -- Peter Kondrat Director New York City Professional Development Consortium 32 Broadway, 10th Floor New York, NY 10004 tel: 212 803 3355 fax: 212 785 3685 http://www.lacnyc.org/pdc "Jones, Karen" wrote: > P.S. "Thy" and "thigh" appear to be a minimal pair for voiced/unvoiced -th- > (at least in my dialect!) > Karen Jones >
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