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Re: CHAT: The [+foreign] attribute

From:bnathyuw <bnathyuw@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 17, 2002, 12:38
 --- John Cowan <jcowan@...> wrote: >
daniel andreasson scripsit:
> > > "How do you pronounce 'ananas' in English, > ['&n@n@s] or > > [@'n&n@s]?" > > > > Now, most people reply ['&n@n@s] when of course > it's rather > > more like ['paIn,&pl=]. :) > > Ironically, if we did use that word we would surely > pronounce it > [@n'&n@s], with the usual [+foreign] penultimate > stress. > Rhymes with "bananas". >
hmmm. i'ld have thought /@'nA:n@s/, /'&n@n@s/ or ( double hmmm ) /@'nEIn@s/ were possible. but given that in uk french is the least rare l2, /,&n@'nA:/ would be my bet reminds me of liz windsor stating in ( i think ) her xmas speech 'this has been /@n'?EIn@s/ horribilis' was never sure whether this was the currently known meaning of 'anus' or the one where it means 'old woman' . . . bn ===== bnathyuw | landan | arR stamp the sunshine out | angelfish your tears came like anaesthesia | phèdre __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com

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