Re: CHAT: iron worlds (CHAT: Being both theologically correct etc
| From: | Eric Christopherson <rakko@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 15, 2001, 6:21 |
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On Mon, May 14, 2001 at 03:19:18PM -0400, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Raymond Brown wrote:
> >Here it [=iron] is /aI@n/ or /aI@_r/ in England, /aI@rn/ in Wales (except
> >the
> >coastal region of the S.E. where its /ajj@n/, the /j/ being a true
> >consonant), and /aIr@n/ in Scotland. Note: /r/ in Wales & Scotland is
> >trilled.
>
> Is "_r" in "/aI@_r/" supposed to indicate rhoticity?
And is it usual not to pronounce /n/ in this context?
--
Eric Christopherson / *Aiworegs Ghristobhorosyo
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