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ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) wrote or quoted:
>But then he's like, hold up, if you really zero in, you can
>tell apart [[a⊣]] (advanced), [[a⊢]] (retracted), and [[a⊥]]
>(raised). He drops some examples that'll make your ears perk up:

  In addition to the [[a]], so there are four "micro-phones"
  (my wording).

>mirra, caña, alto, and junta.

  Raised in "mirra" and at the end of "caña" and "junta".

  Advanced in the first syllable of "caña".

  Retracted in "alto".

  And two "normal" [[a]] are found in "asignar".