Re: Woody or tinny?

New findings on hiphop English from my daily walk to uni:

The final /@/ seems to vary due to the preceding
consonant.

hooker - velar  -> [hUkV]
matter - alveo  -> [ma*@]
power  - labvel -> [pawo] or perhaps some kind of rounded
                          schwa.

Words like 'for' and 'more' become [fo:] or even [fo:@].

Roger Mills wrote:

> The following nasal is most relevant; with a preceding
> nasal too, it's merely reinforced.  Generally, it involves
> ...V(n)tVn# I think:  Clinton, Hinton; button, kitten,
> written, cotton etc. But not "bottom" or "butting" (but if
> you drop your g's, "butting" will come out like "button",
> likewise "sittin', hittin' " etc.).
Aha. Interesting! Another example I found is 'suddenly'
pronounced [sV?@nlI] and it certainly (another example :) )
fits the rule.

||| daniel

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