Re: New Englishisms
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 16, 1999, 3:14 |
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some Cook, Himes, or Concepcion wrote:
> The standard example is the name of the town itself, which the
> natives pronounce /nu 'brI? $/, where /$/ is a glottal nasal. (I couldn't
> find a glottal nasal symbol in Kirshenbaum.)
Describe what you mean by "glottal nasal". That's an impossible
combination, unless you're using a non-standard usage.
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