tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post5778708840679954602..comments2024-03-17T09:14:13.950+00:00Comments on John Wells’s phonetic blog: focus-finalityJohn Wellshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13684304410735867148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-13430250653419323942011-10-04T20:14:19.339+01:002011-10-04T20:14:19.339+01:00I think the problem is not in the word "feel&...I think the problem is not in the word "feel" but in "ill" and in the first sound of ill. You can replcae "ill" with any word starting with any vowels other than /I/.<br /><br />Feel a touch of something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-6979525802412674992011-10-04T13:54:53.596+01:002011-10-04T13:54:53.596+01:00At first I thought word-final T voicing might be a...At first I thought word-final T voicing might be another example, but introspecting I don't think it is. For me it's blocked by a pause, but not by a focus-domain boundary.<br /><br />That's for Northern Ireland T-voicing anyway. Maybe the North American version works differently?Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13722482936100504510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-377103124456226005.post-23529455644287798912011-10-04T09:18:37.702+01:002011-10-04T09:18:37.702+01:00I'm printing your post before my boss gets bac...I'm printing your post before my boss gets back. Thanks!Beatrice Portinarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626472955669713053noreply@blogger.com