Re: English syllable structure

In a message dated Thu, 6 Dec 2001 12:29:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, Nik Taylor
<fortytwo@...> writes:

> 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
Well, except when I'm speaking Spanish, I say  /pOr4@ rico/

> > only if followed by /uw/, except for 'piano'
>
> I say /pi'&no/ for "piano".  Is that not usual?
I say that.

> > 'chiaroscuro'
>
> Never encountered that word, but I'd say /kia/.
I think I might say /kaj@rAsuro/, if I wasn't trying to pronounce it like I know
it is in Italian /kiaroscuro/


Elliott