Date:  Wed, 8 Dec 1993 13:49:30 +0100

From:  Jean LEDU <ledu[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CASSIS-GW.UNIV-BREST.FR>

Subject: Re: The /x/ sounds in Scots and Dutch



Isn't the sound in geen voiced, or at least weak?

It is voiced in Belgium. It would be better to take a Dutch

word like hoog 'high', but then the preceding vowel is long.

Jean Le Du