Re: CHAT: The [+foreign] attribute

On 5 Sep 02, at 18:09, Andreas Johansson wrote:

> Philip Newton wrote:
> >The bit on "Punjab" being written with -u- to imply a pronunciation
> >similar to "pun" (i.e. with schwa) reminds me of the spelling
> >"Myanmar", also designed to invoke *native* (i.e. [-foreign])
> >pronunciation/orthography rules (and failing, but for different reasons
> >than Punjab).
>
> Since "Myanmar" looks slightly less English than Yorkshire Pudding, exactly
> what in the spelling is trying to draw on English orthography?
The spelling -ar for "long ah" sound, which only works in non-rhotic
dialects.

Cheers,
Philip
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