Re: Chicago was Fruitcakes was Re: Kentum/satem
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, May 3, 2002, 16:55 |
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BP Jonsson scripsit:
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> At 10:58 2002-05-03 -0400, John Cowan wrote:
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> >In the U.S. the usual pronunciation of "Chicago" has [A], but that
> >pron. is stigmatized in and around Chicago itself, where [O] ~ [Q]
> >is the prestige form.
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> You mean that natives pronounce the {a} as [O] ~ [Q]? Would that be the
> general pronunciation of /A/ in that dialect?
I'm not sure, but I think it's specific to the name of the city
and derivatives.
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