Re: English: Thou

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000 15:09:56 -0500 "Thomas R. Wier"
<artabanos@...> writes:
> BP Jonsson wrote:
>
> > At 21:36 21.6.2000 -0400, Robert Hailman wrote:
> > >Or maybe /jau/ for the plural, /ju/ for the singular? Just a
> thought.
> >
> > That /jao/ is how some Brits would pronounce the spelling _yall_!
> :-)
> I've noticed that there's a lot of extreme velarization in some
> urban
> dialects I've heard on British sitcoms and dramas like "Eastenders".
> Is that really that common?
> FWIW, it's happens all across the South, too, in the US, though only
> really rurally.
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> Tom Wier <artabanos@...>
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In my own personal 'dialect' i have very strong velarization - which is
the reason i like the idea of /l/ -> /w/ soundshifts in languages.  For
instance, my own last name "Belsky" i pronounce like /bEwski/, and i've
gotten letters in the mail addressed to "Stephen Bosky" from people who
have only heard me say my name (especially over the phone!) and never
seen it spelled.


-Stephen (Steg)
 "survival is insufficient."