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Re: yeah (was Re: Moraic codas)

From:David Peterson <digitalscream@...>
Date:Tuesday, July 17, 2001, 19:31
In a message dated 7/17/01 9:08:28 AM, and_yo@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< 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)?

-David

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Muke Tever <alrivera@...>