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Re: Questions about Schwa and Stress

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Saturday, October 13, 2001, 22:45
David Peterson wrote:
> That is a pretty tall claim to make, especially considering all the > different varieties of English! Was this a joke? Again, it was my professor > who was saying there were no schwas in French, not me!
I think it was a joke. I've never heard of any dialects of English that lack diphthongs, and I know that French has schwas. -- "No just cause can be advanced by terror" ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42