Re: English [dZ]
| From: | Jean-François Colson <fa597525@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 11, 2005, 16:47 |
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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Vertical" <johnvertical@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OT] English [dZ]
> Tristan McLeay wrote:
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>>So perhaps a more complete more summary summary:
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> Thanks aplenty - very informative!
> However, this reminded me of another issue... (In case the continued
> existence of this thread annoys someone, I can always take it off-list.)
>
>>/j/:
>>In "long u" (cute). In reflex of /ew/ (new).
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> My non-native dialect still keeps those two distinct (the former is /ju:/ or
> /u:/ while the latter is /jy/ or /y:/), [...]
What? Are there really dialects of English with a high front rounded vowel? Where?
And which words are concerned?
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