Return of the minimal pairs

Rick Mc Callister rmccalli at sunmuw1.MUW.Edu
Mon May 21 16:41:40 UTC 2001


	I've always heard <Thalia> pronounced
/Taely@/ (same vowel as <Sally>
or /Ta:ly@/ --like the news anchor Thalia Assuras
never as /Teyly@/

[snip]
>> But there are a number of near-minimal pairs:

<snip>
>>   they / Thalia (also 'theta' in US accents)
[snip]

Rick Mc Callister
W-1634
Mississippi University for Women
Columbus MS 39701



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