Re: YAEPT after all: English diphthongs

Den 26. aug. 2008 kl. 16.00 skreiv Michael Poxon:

> Yes, these variations certainly occur in Geordie dialect (Newcastle
> area) so /gre@t/, /bo@t/ and so on,
Yes, no doubt it's with my friends who live in Sunderland that I've
heard it.

> though in practice, any final unvoiced stop tends to be replaced by
> the glottal stop.
You're right, they do that, too.

BTW, I must say I have a grEEt admiration for those that can hear the
difference between an /E/ and an /e/.

LEF