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Re: dialectal diversity in English

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Thursday, May 8, 2003, 19:55
Robert B Wilson scripsit:

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"I was up around Wilson's land yesterday and there was a ?????". I can't make out the last few words, especially with no indication of stress (which is phonemic, after all). -- John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com www.reutershealth.com www.ccil.org/~cowan I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air. I am he that walks unseen. I am the clue-finder, the web-cutter, the stinging fly. I was chosen for the lucky number. --Bilbo