Re: USAGE: Thorn vs Eth
| From: | Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Wednesday, July 10, 2002, 0:32 |
|---|
On Wed, 2002-07-10 at 08:11, Barbara Barrett wrote:
> > Steg Studied;
> > You actually pronounce "width" /wIdD/?
>
> Barbara Babbles;
> Yep, never drop Ls, Hs, or yods, never skip Ts, insert "r"s, or replace
> "ng" with syllabic N either; distinguish between both broad and short
Syllabic /N/? Where do you find those? (Both in words and in space.)
Unbelievable to me; the velar quality of /N/ means that the most reduced
the previous vowel will come out as is /I/.
> BTW which transcription system are you guys using? "&wr" makes no sense
> to me :-(
A cross between X-SAMPA and Kirsh, I do believe. Mainly X-SAMPA but with
/&/ because no-one can remember the difference between /{/ (/.ae/) and
/}/ (/-u/).
Tristan.
Reply