hog/hawg

[Paul Johnston]

But that'd be something like IPA [dOUgz], not New York-style [dU at gz], right?

Paul Johnston
On Oct 7, 2010, at 4:36 PM, Charles C Doyle wrote:

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> In a gesture of dialect self-awareness and pride, we University of Georgia Bulldogs commonly refer to ourselves--even in writing--as the "Dawgs."  (Cf. "Ole Miss.")
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> It tells you how to pronounce dog.
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> JL
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> On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>wrote:
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>> At 12:31 PM -0400 10/7/10, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>>> At 10/7/2010 11:50 AM, Laurence Horn wrote:
>>>> Interesting.  So, Joel, you have a minimal pair between the following?
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>>>> hog/hawg, n. 'motorcycle' /hOg/ as in "dog"
>>>> hog, n. 'mammal of fam. Suidae' or hog, v. 'bogart' /hag/ as in "frog"
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>>> Yes.
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>> Too late.  Jon has already accomplished his commission, and as far as
>> I can tell his work is unimprovable.
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>> LH
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