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All the sources I can find say that Mandarin has it. Tim Send a noteboard - 05/12/2011 02:57:27 PM
I.e. that Pinyin <t d> are actually /tʰ t/. As I'm sure you know, the distinction between English <t d> is moving away from being a voicing distinction and closer towards an aspiration distinction. So it may be that the Mandarin consonants don't sound as different to your ears as you might expect.
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You should listen to the recording and tell me what you think of the accent. Legolas - 02/12/2011 07:28:57 PM 650 Views
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Icelanders would also have no problem. *NM* Tim - 04/12/2011 11:44:14 PM 296 Views
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I don't think so; only in the Indo-European family. Tim - 05/12/2011 09:32:40 AM 658 Views
"All over Asia" is a bit of a stretch. Tom - 05/12/2011 01:23:16 PM 591 Views
All the sources I can find say that Mandarin has it. Tim - 05/12/2011 02:57:27 PM 853 Views
3 years of formal Mandarin tell me otherwise. Tom - 05/12/2011 06:19:34 PM 667 Views
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Fuck. *NM* Dan - 07/12/2011 12:09:46 AM 335 Views
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