Re: USAGE: Shaw alphabet (was Re: USAGE: Con-graphies)

The word "trap" is pronounced with [&] in both RP and General
American.  Brits also have that vowel in "taco", while Americans have
it in "grass"; those last two vowels are reversed Transatlantically.


On 6/10/06, caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> wrote:
> >>caeruleancentaur wrote:
>
> >>For me, "dance" has the same vowel sound as is found in ant, aunt,
> >>answer, pants, rancid, etc.  It seems to be a more closed sound.
> >>Does anyone know what I am talking about?
>
> >Joe <joe@...> wrote:
>
> >As far as I can tell, [&] seems to break in American dialects before
> >nasals.  So, 'dance' is /d&ns/ [d&@ns].  That's just from my
> >rightpondian perspective though.
>
> That is some help, thanks.  The X-SAMPA chart that I have gives the
> Swedish word "drømme" as the example for /&/.  That was no help to me
> at all.
>
> Charlie
>

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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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