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Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S.

From:Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...>
Date:Friday, February 27, 2004, 23:07
 --- 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. Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com

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