Re: CHAT: Definite/Indefinite Article Distinction

En réponse à Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...>:

> Hey Christophe, you haven't been there for a while, but I see you are
> making up
> for that now :)
LOL My sister came to visit us for a few days, and I still don't have Internet
at home :(( (last news: my computer needs to be repaired :(( . And this time I
have to pay - still have to see if my normal insurance will repay for the
damage).

> But be reassured: even without your help we managed to get the list
> blocked :)
>
I saw that on Friday ;))) .

>
> No? Just listen carefully, and you'll find out that we really do have
> the bad
> habit to pronounce /e/ like [ej] (or worse: [Ej]), and /o/ like [ow] (or
> again
> worse: [Aw]).
> But of course don't listen to Jan (not me) or your in-laws. In Brabant
> they
> probably have their own rules :)
>
In The Hague at least I'm sure they don't do that. After all, they even get rid
of the glide of |ei| and |ij| (they pronounce those as [E]). In Brabant indeed
they don't do it either. I'm not sure whether the diphtongisation you describe
is that common... At least, I don't remember hearing on TV, even when "common"
people are being interviewed.

Christophe.

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