Re: English syllable structure

On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Steg Belsky wrote:

> On Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:01:10 -0500 John Cowan <jcowan@...>
> writes:
> > > "sumac"
> > > sp. of scrubby, weedy tree' (not the amazing Peruvian singer of
> > years
> > > back.).
> > > Me:  ['sum&k].   Several Michiganites of my acquaintance:
> > ['Sum&k].  I find
> > > that odd.
>
> > I have /S/ too, as in "sure", "sugar".
> > --
> > Not to perambulate             || John Cowan
> > <jcowan@...>
> -
>
> Hmm... i have /s/... and it's one of those words without a truly
> unstressed syllable.
>
Everyone around here (BC) says ['sum&k] too, perhaps with a hlaf-long
[u]; I personally say ['su:m&@k] : being halflong.

---frank