Re: yeah (was Re: Moraic codas)

From: "David Peterson" <DigitalScream@...>
> << I learnt "yea" = [je_i] in school.
>
> I rather like "yea" and "nay", prehaps because
> they resemble Swedish "ja" [jA:] and "nej"
> [nEj] more than does "yes" and "no". >>
>
>     If you all pronounce "yeah" [je:] or [je_i]
> like they did in the 1500's in England, how on
> Earth do you distinguish between "yeah" (agreement) and
> "yay" (expression of joy)?
"yea" is homophonous with "yay".  But "yeah" is a differently pronounced
word altogether.


    *Muke!