resyllabification

[Arnold M. Zwicky]

On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 04:44 AM, Dennis R. Preston wrote:

> It's how you identify real cheeseheads:
> Us: wis-con-sin
> Them: wi-scon-sin

yes, of course.  i knew that.  nice example, because this time
maximizing onsets *eliminates* aspiration.  entirely within a word --
though my pronunciation of Wisconsin has a secondary accent on the
first syllable, as if the name were Wiss Consin.  real cheeseheads
don't have the secondary accent.

arnold