Frenchified

Bill Smith wh5mith at MINDSPRING.COM
Thu Oct 4 01:14:47 UTC 2001


I think the epitome of "over-Frenchified is "lingerie" = [lanzh at re], when
the French is [lE~zh at ri].  (<zh> = voiced alveol-palatal fricative;<@> =
schwa; <E~> = nasalized mid-front lax vowel)
Bill



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