Re: OFF-TOPIC: Misspoken... Sort Of

On Tue, 25 May 2004 01:39:48 -0400, John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:

> Danny Wier scripsit:
>
>> Depending on what part of Texas you're in, you might also hear other
>> dyslalias like 'bidness' and 'extry'.
>
> I think there is a sound change /zn/ > /dn/ operating in "bidness".  My
> wife, who's from North Carolina, consistently says [idn=It] for "isn't
> it".
FWIW, IME, /zn/ > /dn/ only occurs in AAVE in North Carolina, not in
General North Caronlinian. I think. I'll have to listen more carefully.

Speaking of NC, has anyone else noticed the following sound changes?

/o/ > /u/
/E/ > /I/

I often hear locals on the radio talking about /guin hu:m/ after a day at
work, or mentioning the city of /kI:ri/, spelled "Cary". Another example
is a TV commercial for an insurance company (BCBS, maybe?) where
/u:vI:rijIn/ cancer was mentioned.






Paul

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