Re: English syllable structure
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 6, 2001, 5:20 |
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Roger Mills wrote:
> /labial-w.../ occurs only in the
> loan 'bwana'; /Cj.../
And the loan "pueblo", not to mention place names like Puerto Rico and
Buenos Aires
> only if followed by /uw/, except for 'piano'
I say /pi'&no/ for "piano". Is that not usual?
> 'chiaroscuro'
Never encountered that word, but I'd say /kia/.
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