Re: English syllable structure

From: "Tristan Alexander McLeay" <anstouh@...>
> On Sun, 9 Dec 2001, Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> > Tristan Alexander McLeay wrote:
> > > Ever watched `the Simpsons'? They say /t{ko/ all the time. So, indeed, do
> > > most American tv. shows.
> >
> > They do?  By /{/ you do mean ash, right?  Or am I misunderstanding the
> > syllable?
>
> Yeah, ash. I'm almost certain. Unless the American /A/ is short and front
> and so what is really /tako/ sounds like /t{ko/ to my ears.
The American isn't like that, but the *Spanish* is--it's /"tako/ in Spanish, so
it's entirely possible that the [a] is getting borrowed with "taco".

IMO:
    [t_hak_hoU] sounds most normal,
    [t_hAk_hoU] sounds most Englished,
    [t_h&k_hoU] sounds just weird.

        *Muke!