Re: schoen


"Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:4395E0C1.19E7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Helmut Richter wrote:
> >
> > Reinhold (Rey) Aman:
> >
> > > Thomas Widmann wrote:
> >
> > >> By 'shane' I assume you mean [Se:n].
> > >
> > > No, he means [SeIn] "sheyn" (diphthong).
> >
> > This is indeed the key question. If the author meant the diphthong,
there
> > are not many German dialects having a diphthong here. If he meant the
> > unrounding of the front vowel and denoted it as "shane" because there is
> > no other unrounded close [e:] in English, many German dialects could be
> > meant.
>
> You know a variety of English that has a pure [e:]?? Where?

Ulster English has [e:] before voiced consonants: "daze" [de:z]. Actually,
[Se:n] would be a typical pronunciation of the name "Shane".

Regards,
Ekkehard


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