Re: Re; Ergativity

Tristan McLeay scripsit:

> Are 'deer' and 'choir' supposed to rhyme in that?
Good question.  Almost all the corresponding rhymes in the stanzas
are off (at least in my pron.) but look similar, suggesting that they
rhymed in ME or EModE:  grown/crown, flower/Saviour, blood/good,
thorn/morn, gall/all.  For me these are [grown kr\aun 'flau@r 'Saivj@r
blVd gUd TO\rn mO\rn gOl Ol].  So only the last two pairs still rhyme.

So probably yes, though for me they are [dir \kwaIr\].

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