Charlotte v. Charlotte

[Dennis R. Preston]

No, Ron. It's stress. In MI it's charLOTTE. In NC it's CHARlotte (with
appropriate reduced vowel realization in the unstressed syllable of the NC
form but not in the MI form, where both vowels are the same /ah/).

dInIs



>Dnd just what IS the difference in pronunciation? I can't believe anyone in
>Michigan is ignorant enough to use the same initial sound for CHARLOTTE and
>CHARLESTON!

Dennis R. Preston
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Michigan State University
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