Query: dialectal pronunciation of the type "EYE-talian" for "Italian"

[Stephen Goranson]

EYE-ran; EYE-raq? (eye language?)

Stephen

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Subject: [ADS-L] Query: dialectal pronunciation of the type "EYE-talian"              for              "Italian"

Would anyone know of any articles treating dialectal pronunciation of the type "EYE-talian" for "Italian"?
I'm particularly interested in knowing how widespread this feature is and what other examples of it exist.
Any help/guidance would be much appreciated.

Gerald Cohen

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