Re: USAGE: intrusive "r" [was Re: (Offlist) Re: ASCII IPA]
| From: | Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, August 22, 2002, 4:11 |
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Quoting "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...>:
> So, in both cases, South Dakotan _idear_ and Texan _cuss_, it seems
> the odd addition or lack of rhoticness is defined in the UR.
I forgot to add that _cuss_ is a separate lexical entry
from _curse_. The distinction is whether you're invoking
the supernatural or not: with the former, you aren't, with
the latter, you are.
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