Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress

From: "David Peterson" <DigitalScream@...>
> In a message dated 10/14/01 1:47:27 AM, jeffsjones@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
>
> << >[en"tonsehmi"entrahkeJ\oma"taBael"poJ\oenla"kasa
unamu"hE4koNunaku"tSija
>
> mema"to] >>
>
>     Couple of questions: (a) why does everyone keep changing the [s]'s to
> [h]'s?  This is something I've never heard from any of my relatives,
Final /s/ to [h] is a rather common change.  Most of my family has it (not
sure about my dad, haven't heard him speak it in ages).  (And I'm almost
sure the [h] drops sometimes entirely, but I don't get enough exposure to
tell.)

>(b) did
> you really mean [N]--that is, velar nasal--in "con"?,
Likely so.  (Actually now that I think of it that's more natural than [kon
una]... I was wondering why mine sounded funny.)

>and (c) what is [J\]?
Technically it's a palatal stop, according to the X-Sampa file.  It wouldn't
be too unusual to hear, I wouldn't think...


    *Muke!