Israel

[Tom Zurinskas]

As I say "Israel" a few times the same as said in m-w.com, ~Izreeyool, I think there's lip rounding starting at the y glide and continuing through the ~ool.  I think the short oo ~oo creates the lip rounding because "yell" ~yel does not.



Tom Zurinskas, USA - CT20, TN3, NJ33, FL5+
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> Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:20:01 +0800
> From: strangeguitars at GMAIL.COM
> Subject: Israel
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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> Sender: American Dialect Society
> Poster: Randy Alexander
> Subject: Israel
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> On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 10:48 AM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
>> from w-m.com for "Isreal" I hear ~Izreeyool, where ~yool rhymes with "wool".
>> Main Entry:Is·ra·el
>> Pronunciation:\ˈiz-rē-əl, -(ˌ)rā- also ˈis- or ˈiz-rəl\
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> Do you pronounce Isreal with your "~yool"? With lip rounding on the /l/?
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