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Re: A discourse on Phonemics (was: Re: E and e (was: A break

From:John Cowan <jcowan@...>
Date:Thursday, May 2, 2002, 16:13
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]. -- John Cowan <jcowan@...> http://www.reutershealth.com I amar prestar aen, han mathon ne nen, http://www.ccil.org/~cowan han mathon ne chae, a han noston ne 'wilith. --Galadriel, _LOTR:FOTR_