--- jcowan@REUTERSHEALTH.COM wrote: > Carlos Thompson
scripsit:
>
> > Hmmm, some Colombian Spanish pronunciation of
> foreign words...
> >
> > some might be transparent... some other less so.
>
> Given a little knowledge of Spanish phonology, all
> seem obvious except these:
>
> > tSow
> > ba4i'kelo 't4uli
> > 'sato fisi'kela 'kia pe'j\o
>
> Of course, semantic shift is another problem:
> successfully identifying
> /sVm"brejrow/ as an English borrowing of _sombrero_
> does not tell you
> its meaning, which is "traditional Mexican hat".
Pronounced /sOmbre:rVw/ here :)
--
Tristan.
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