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Re: English syllable structure

From:Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...>
Date:Friday, December 7, 2001, 23:31
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001, Andreas Johansson wrote:

> >Prattle. Tootle. Little. > > > >? > > Please don't tell me that natives syllablize those as /pr&-tl/, /tu:-tl/ > /lI-tl/ ?! Is NOTHING they teach you in school correct?
I'd say /pr{.t@l/, /tu:.t@l/ and /lI.t@l/, very close. Tristan anstouh@yahoo.com.au War doesn't prove who's right, just who's left. - BSD Games' Fortune