Re: CHAT: Nov 11th

Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> "Thomas R. Wier" wrote:
> > And I'm not just talking about /tsyb/ for <tube> here.
>
> /ts/?  Is this a rule where /t/ becomes /ts/ before front vowels or
> what?
>
        Yes, in some parts of Quebec, there is the rule /t/ -> [t_s] before
front high vowels (/i/ and /y/) I don't know about other vowels. I first
saw that when I heard a Quebecois saying /p@tsi/ for "petit" (small).

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