Re: 'mispronunciation' of "engelang" (was: Introduction)
| From: | Larry Sulky <larrysulky@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, April 6, 2009, 16:22 |
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On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Christophe Grandsire-Koevoets <tsela.cg@
gmail.com> wrote:
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> "Melk" is fully dissyllabic). So
> it's not just a Western feature. Why do you think it is?
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> Note however that the epenthetic vowel does not appear in all cases. I've
> noticed for instance that "hart" and "hert" are usually monosyllabic, as is
> the lastname "Pelt". So the epenthetic vowel doesn't seem to appear when
> the final consonant is /t/, even in dialects that normally have a strong
> epenthetic vowel.
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The points of articulation of /l/ and /k/ are much farther apart than those
of /l/ and /t/. Maybe that's why.
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