Re: CHAT: The [+foreign] attribute

On 6 Sep 02, at 22:59, Christian Thalmann wrote:

> --- In conlang@y..., John Cowan <jcowan@R...> wrote:
> > Philip Newton scripsit:
> >
> > > The reminds me -- pronouncing "forte" (strong point) as if it were
> > > "forté" (/fOrtej/ or something like that).
> >
> > This is standard now too: even the OED lists it as the principal
> > pron.
>
> Isn't it just taken from Italian?  Then /fOrtej/ would be the best
> approximation.
As I hear it, "forte" the musical term comes from the Italian and is
pronounced /fOrtej/ or /fOrti/ (or /fOrtE/); "forte" the strong point
comes from French and is (prescriptively) pronounced /fOrt/.

Cheers,
Philip
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Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...>