fleebleneeble@reddthat.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 days agoWhat's up with the þ being used but not ð?message-squaremessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up142arrow-down1message-squareWhat's up with the þ being used but not ð?fleebleneeble@reddthat.com to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square55linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-23 days agoHmmm… where I’m from ð is for vocalized th (there) and þ is for unvocalized (three). On the next island over (I’m pretty sure) they use ð in the same way but don’t use þ at all. I’m not sure where you have that hard soft split.
minus-squarefleebleneeble@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoHard -> Vocalized, Soft -> Unvocalized
minus-squareLogi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoThen we agree. But I find the terminology odd.
minus-squarefleebleneeble@reddthat.comOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoIt refers to the effort used to produce the sounds. You apply more preasure with ð than you would þ.
Hmmm… where I’m from ð is for vocalized th (there) and þ is for unvocalized (three). On the next island over (I’m pretty sure) they use ð in the same way but don’t use þ at all. I’m not sure where you have that hard soft split.
Hard -> Vocalized, Soft -> Unvocalized
Then we agree. But I find the terminology odd.
It refers to the effort used to produce the sounds. You apply more preasure with ð than you would þ.