Re: Degrees of comparation

Andreas Johansson scripsit:

> So {e} is [ei]? That's really counterintitive in my book - is it just for
> aesthetic effect? Or is it /teo-/ with an extra [j] glide to break up the
> hiatus?
It is simply [e] as far as I can tell.

> Also, does {a} here mean [o]? I guess I'd like to see an X-SAMPA
> rendering of the word _Teonaht_ ...
In American English, historic short o is unrounded to [a], so
"noth" would naturally be read by an American as [naT].

So in full [teonaT].

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