Re: English vowels Re: Are their any bi-lingual novels?

From: Jonathan Jordan (jonathan.jordan_at_sheffield.ac.uk)
Date: 11/08/04 

Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 21:11:16 -0000

"Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:418FD687.5232@worldnet.att.net...
> Brian M. Scott wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 00:47:45 GMT, "Peter T. Daniels"
> > <grammatim@worldnet.att.net> wrote in sci.lang:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > "tail" vs. "brake" (and "stage") is "man" vs. "mane"!
> >
> > The mind boggles. 'Tail' goes with 'man'?!?
>
> MinMinM. They're both "Mary." What is each of them for you?

I distinguish "marry", "merry" and "Mary", and for me "man" is "marry".
This isn't just me; look in any British dictionary.

The vowel in "tail" is /ey/ as in "mane" and "stage", although it's
phonetically slightly different, maybe [e@]. I'd certainly have no problem
with "tail light" having the same vowels as "stage fright".

Jonathan (Sheffield, UK)

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