LL-L "Language Varieties" 2003.07.06 (04) [E]

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A=Afrikaans Ap=Appalachian B=Brabantish D=Dutch E=English F=Frisian
L=Limburgish LS=Lowlands Saxon (Low German) N=Northumbrian
S=Scots Sh=Shetlandic V=(West)Flemish Z=Zeelandic (Zeuws)
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From: Friedrich W. Neumann
Subject: Language varieties

Hi, Reynhard,
You wrote from Florida:

> Voiced stop assimilation to preceding liquids and nasals is quite common;
> e.g., "chillen" (['tSIl at n] for "children"), "thunner" (['TVn3`] for
> "thunder") and "nummer" (['nVm3`] for "number").  This rule is virtually
> identical in North Saxon dialects of Lowlands Saxon (Low
> German); e.g. _ünner_ ('under'), _holen_ ('to hold') and _Hammorg_ (~
> _Hamborg_ 'Hamburg').


People are (because of the heat up there) just too lazy to use consonants in
a proper way -:))!

Best Regards- wish You lots of nice days in paradise!

Fiete.

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