Re: A discourse on Phonemics (was: Re: E and e (was: A break
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, May 2, 2002, 16:13 |
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Tristan scripsit:
> Well... exceptions do exist... We pronounce 'wrath' as /rQT/ for
> whatever random reason.
I bet that's a borrowing from the RP-flavored speech used by ministers.
> And this description of US/RP English... what does it do with 'class'
> /clAs/ but 'gas' /g{s/ versus /cl{s/ and /g{s/? Just call it an
> exception?
U.S. English doesn't have [klA:s].
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