Re: some more Irish vowels


John Atkinson wrote:

"Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...>
ranjit_mathews@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

My "neigh" and "neighbor" have the same diphthongs as my "made" and
"maid" respectively; they are [eI] and [ei]. I prefer to transcribe
[ei] as [ej], though, like so:
[meId] = made
[mejd] = maid

Where (if anywhere) else in the world are "made" and "maid" not
homophonous?

Well, since you asked, there are several places in the world where
they're not homophonous. In the Shire of Angus, "made" is [med] while
"maid" is [me:d]. In the upper Swansea Valley, "made" is [me:d] while
"maid" is [meId].

But if, as I expect, it was a rhetorical question, the answer is, no,
I've no idea what Ranjit's getting at here either.

John.

It seems no body connects the words 'make' and 'machine' (at least as
far as I know); Gr. μηχανε devise, μηχανικός engineer,
mechanic; μαγνήτης magnet; Serb. 'maknuti' (to move), 'umeti'
(know how), umeće, umešnost (craft, skill, tact, workmanship,
efficiency).

DV

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