Re: A break in the evils of English (or, Sturnan is beautiful)

Andreas Johansson wrote:

> Does length count? Swedish (at least most variants thereof)
> have [e:], [E:] and [E], but no [e]. [E] is one of the
> commonest sounds, too.
I've thought about this and it might be that we have [e] as
well. The prefix (now lexicalized) _be-_ in words like
_bedragen_, _besviken_ and _bemedlad_ are definitely pronounced
with an [e]. At least by me. It might be [@] (or even omitted)
in very rapid speech, but it's definitely not [E]. I say these
words:

[be"drA:g@n]
[be"svi:k@n]
[be"me:dlad]

Not that it can be contrasted with anything. There aren't
any minimal pairs.

Thoughts?

||| daniel

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