Re: The fourteen vowels of English?
| From: | Steven Williams <feurieaux@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, September 13, 2004, 15:43 |
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> j. 'mach' wust wrote:
>
> I've read of the minimal pair /k&n/ (modal verb) vs.
> /kE@n/ ('to put into
> cans'). Do you really have this?
>
> gry@s:
> j. 'mach' wust
I've just tried it out (I've used the SAMPA primary
stress mark at the phrasal, rather than the word
level, since my knowledge of the prosodic marks is
laughable):
"I can."
[aI "k&@n]
"I can open the can."
[aI kn= OU.pn= DV k&@n]
"I can peaches."
[aI k&@n pi.tSIz]
"trashcan"
["tSr\&S.k&@n]
So, basically, yes. As a noun or action verb, /can/ is
always [k&@n], but as a modal verb, it's either [k&@n]
when stressed or [kn=] when unstressed.
——[r\I."gAr\dz]
[,sti.vn= "wIl.jm=z]
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