Re: Spelling pronunciations (was: rhotic miscellany)
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, November 10, 2004, 5:52 |
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From: Muke Tever <hotblack@...>
Tristan Mc Leay <conlang@...> wrote:
> > ISTR some American dialects also have /wVt/ for 'what'.
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> I think that's _most_ American dialects. Er, what vowel do your people
> put in it?
Do you really speak a dialect of American English that contrasts
/V/ with /@/? My dialect certainly doesn't make such a contrast.
(My dialect also allows for a voiceless glide at the beginning.)
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