Re: Romanization of Reduced Vowels

Raymond A. Brown wrote:

> Right, so the vowels are probably not epenthetic but rather more like the
> English reduced vowels which are often omitted in 'allegro speech', e.g.
> temporary /'tEMprI/, practically /'pr&ktIklI/, international
> /Int@(r)'n&Snl/ etc.
This indeed is one of the big differences between British and
American dialects: American does less vowel reduction and is more
likely to leave syllables intact even if their vowels become /@/.
For me, "temporary" is /tEmpr@ri/ at most, and /tEmpr<syl>Eri/
is not uncommon.

--
John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
        You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
        You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
                Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)