Re: USAGE: Language revival
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, December 1, 1999, 3:01 |
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"Thomas R. Wier" wrote:
> You mean, you've never heard anyone say things like /fOr@st/
> for <forest>?
You mean as opposed to /for@st/? Well, I notice /o/ and /O/ before
/r/. I used to think I had /O/ before /o/, but then I realized that it
wasn't nearly that low. It's /o/ but with certain modifications, it
seems slightly lower and slightly rounder. In addition, I THINK that
there's some slight rhoticization going on.
Anyhoo, my point was as opposed to the forms ending in /OIs/
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