Re: English syllable structure
| From: | Padraic Brown <agricola@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, December 9, 2001, 14:05 |
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Am 09.12.01, Nik Taylor yscrifef:
> 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?
Marge doesn't seem to have [&] in that word. It's slightly nasal,
and of course, whatever you'd call that gravelly quality in her
voice. I don't think Bart or Homer do either. /m: takoz/
Padraic.
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