parmeZHAN and de/not voicing final vowel

[Steve Boatti]

In a message dated 10/1/02 2:17:03 PM, simon at IPFW.EDU writes:

<< Not that I admit to actually renting _The Sopranos_, but pretty clearly
they've been voicecoached to, among other things, not voice the final vowel
on words such as parmegiano and prosciutto.
beth
 >>

And they should leave out these vowels, if the intent is to mimic speech
patterns of Southern Italian immigrants. Most S. Italian dialects leave out
such final vowels.

Steve Boatti