Re: CHAT French undies (was: Re: Linguistic Terminology)

>Date:         Wed, 6 Jan 1999 19:35:25 +0800
>Reply-To: laokou@III.ORG.TW
>From: Douglas Koller <laokou@...>
>Subject:      Re: CHAT French undies (was: Re: Linguistic Terminology)
>To: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG <CONLANG@...>
>
>Tom Wier wrote:
>
>> To answer your question, though, as I said, the final /ei/ has to do=20
wi=3D
>th
>> a general confusion on the part of hearers who hear /ei/ in words=20
like =3D
>"libert=3DE9"
>> (even though it's really /E/)
>
>I saw this the first time 'round and didn't comment, but since you=20
bring
>it up again...
>
>I'd double check with a native speaker, but for my money, e accent aigu
>as in liberte' *is* pronounced /e/ (though not with the English
>offglide), not /E/. You can hear the difference in verb conjugations:
>past participle - regarde' /RYgaRde/ vs. imperfect - regardais
>/RYgaRdE/. Or fe'e /fe/ fairy vs. fait /fE/ fact. Etc.
>
>Kou
>
 As a native speaker, I can say that Kou is totally right. 'libert=E9' is=
=20
pronounced /libEr'te/ with both /e/ and /E/ (a good word to make the=20
difference between those two sounds).
 As for 'lingerie', it's pronounced in French exactly /lE~Z'ri/, where=20
/E~/ is the nasal at the same place of articulation as /E/. the first=20
'e' is mute.


Christophe Grandsire
|Sela Jemufan Atlinan C.G.

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