LL-L: "Language variety" LOWLANDS-L, 23.MAY.2000 (02) [LS]

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From: R. F. Hahn [sassisch at yahoo.com]
Subject: Language varieties

Ick harr över de Vokaallängd in't Nedderlandsche un
Neddersassische/Nedderdüütsche schreven:

> Ik neem an dat wat daar "scharplang" (scherplang) nöömt wardt phoneemsche
> Vokaallängd is un dat wat "sachtlang" (zachtlang) nöömt wardt Verlängern
> vun phoneemsch korte Vokalen is.  Dat Nedderlandsche un dat > Neddersassische
> hebbt övereens, dat korte Vokalen vör /r/, /l/, /n/, /N/ un /m/  'n beten
> länger wardt.  In't Neddersassische wardt dat bie't "a" düüdlich, wieldat
> de Kwaliteet anners is.  Dat echt lange "a" is meist 'n "o", avers dat
> verlängerte korte "a" blifft "hell"; t.B. _Kaan_ ~ _Kahn_ [kQ:n] 'barge' > vs
> _kann_ [ka.n] 'can' or _Karn_ [ka:n] 'kernel', 'nucleus'.

Ick schull ook seggt hebben, dat Vokalen ook vör Halv-Vokalen länger wardt, un
wenn daar denn ook noch /r/, /l/, /n/, /N/ or /m/ achter stait, denn wardt de
Vokaal tomeerst noch länger; t.B. _Drai_ ~ _Dreih_ [dra.I] (turn, trick),
_maist_ ~ _meist_ [ma.Is(t)] (almost), _Been_ [bE.In] ~ [bE~.I~n] ~ [bE:In] ~
[bE~:I~n] (leg), _tain_ ~ _teihn_ [ta.In] ~ [ta~.I~n] ~ [ta:In] ~ [ta~:I~n]
(ten), _School_ [So.Ul] ~ [So:Ul] (school).

Is dat in nedderlandsche Dialekten ook so?

Gröten,

Reinhard/Ron

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