Re: English syllable structure
| From: | Tristan Alexander McLeay <anstouh@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 9, 2001, 7:52 |
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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.
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> 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.
Tristan
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