Re: Introducing myself to the list
| From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, June 20, 2000, 22:14 |
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On Tue, 20 Jun 2000 13:01:23 -0600 dirk elzinga
<dirk.elzinga@...> writes:
> Now, typologically speaking, the normal state of affairs might
> be to suppose that a non-strident would become a strident (think
> Ashkenazic Hebrew [Sabbos] for [SabbaT]). There aren't many
> --
> Dirk Elzinga
> dirk.elzinga@m.cc.utah.edu
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Sorry for being a nitpicker, but it's more exactly [SabOs] for [SabbOT].
Ashkenazic dialects are more exact when it comes to differentiating
vowels - the exact pronunciation of the vowel, however, can vary widely
(such as /o:/ as [Oj], [ej], or [ow]).
-Stephen (Steg)
"do not fear sudden terror, nor destruction by the wicked, if it comes."
"do not fear night-terror, nor the arrow that flies by day."