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The man's speaking involves a feature that is completely new to me. He pronounces "w" in words like "wading", "wing", "winter", "west" in a strange way that to me is something between [w] and [v], and that it's difficult for me to even imitate, let alone name. In the first word, "wading" it's more of a [w] to me and in the others, more of a [v].
Then, he pronounces "wh" in "white" as a clear [w]. I know there can be a difference between "wh" and "w" in some dialects but I thought the only possible distinction was that between /w/ and /ʍ/ (the voiceless labio-velar aproximant).
Are you familar with this? What could be the man's accent?
PS: Sorry about trying to answer my own question again, but I've just found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_history_of_wh#Wh-labiodentalization
Does it have anything to do with the problem? I don't really think it does because it's about pronouncing "wh" like [f] and "w" like /w/, and my case is the inverse of it.
The man's speaking involves a feature that is completely new to me. He pronounces "w" in words like "wading", "wing", "winter", "west" in a strange way that to me is something between [w] and [v], and that it's difficult for me to even imitate, let alone name. In the first word, "wading" it's more of a [w] to me and in the others, more of a [v].
Then, he pronounces "wh" in "white" as a clear [w]. I know there can be a difference between "wh" and "w" in some dialects but I thought the only possible distinction was that between /w/ and /ʍ/ (the voiceless labio-velar aproximant).
Are you familar with this? What could be the man's accent?
PS: Sorry about trying to answer my own question again, but I've just found this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonological_history_of_wh#Wh-labiodentalization
Does it have anything to do with the problem? I don't really think it does because it's about pronouncing "wh" like [f] and "w" like /w/, and my case is the inverse of it.
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