Re: Future of Spanish

On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 21:21:22 -0600 Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> writes:

>FFlores wrote:
>> And some other syllable-final consonants too. In my dialect
>> the final -r of verb infinitives is dropped more often than not.
>
>Interesting.  So, in your dialect, the infinitives are actually -a',
>-e', and -i'?
Very interesting indeed! Especially so because that's how it works in
Catalan, and since I can't imagine any contemporary influence, heck, it
just might start popping up all over the place...where are you from,
exactly, Pablo?

Ah, one other thing: do you pronounce the <r> when a vowel follows? For
example, is "Quiero caminar al centro"
[kjero kaminar al sentro] or, more like Catalan,
[kjero kami'na:l sentro] when spoken quickly?

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