Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Language Log » Postural accommodation?

Language Log » Postural accommodation?


His long but not fully open [æː] in staff is I think unknown in Britain. And no one in Britain except the Queen has said often with the THOUGHT vowel since about 1950. A fascinating mixture. But I have no comment on body language. .... @ rootlesscosmo: The ou in out is not pronounced the same way in Canadian English as the ou in encountering (/^u/ in the former, /au/ in the latter), as Canadian raising only happens before voiceless consonants. ...


Answers to questions like What is the longest word in the English language without a vowel? are provided for entertainment purposes only. You should never use answers to questions provided here to replace professional advice, ...


Answers to questions like What is the longest word in the English language without a vowel? are provided for entertainment purposes only. You should never use answers to questions provided here to replace professional advice, ...


Answers to questions like What is the longest word in the English language without a vowel? are provided for entertainment purposes only. You should never use answers to questions provided here to replace professional advice, ...


Not only is the spoken word a marker for identity, a large system of non-verbal communication also binds the indigenous groups. Hand gestures and eye movements play an important role in Aboriginal English. They have their roots in the traditional ... The traditional languages do not have a sound for h and Aboriginal English evolved with this in mind. But when words start with a vowel, the h does sometimes get pronounced, a tendency linguists term hypercorrection. ...

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