Re: CHAT: The [+foreign] attribute
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, September 17, 2002, 12:31 |
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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".
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