Re: USAGE: Stress in English
| From: | H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 17:26 |
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On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 12:03:34PM -0500, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2004 at 11:21:22AM -0500, Shreyas Sampat wrote:
> > There are several interacting regularities, but I don't think you can
> > argue convincingly that stress is phonemic.
>
> Sure I can. Here's a minimal pair: /'pr=.mIt/ (n) a document entitling
> someone to perform some task. /pr='mIt/ (v) to allow someone (to do
> something).
[snip]
Also, /"inv@lId/ (a sick person) vs. /in"v&lId/ (not valid).
T
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