Re: Spelling pronunciations (was: rhotic miscellany)
| From: | Ray Brown <ray.brown@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, November 12, 2004, 13:57 |
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On Friday, November 12, 2004, at 05:02 , John Cowan wrote:
> Ray Brown scripsit:
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>>> I also thought some Scottish dialects pronounced it as some f-like sound
>>> (probably [P] ... I mean,
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>> In fact it was [f]. It persisted in some areas at least till the early
>> part of 20th century. I suspect it has died out now.
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> Not according to various Scots dialectology sites.
Glad to know it. I have never actually heard it - but it is nice to learn
that it still persists.
Ray
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