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

[Tom Zurinskas]

Thomas Edison in one of his earliest recordings spoke of Eye-talians in a WWI motivational speech.

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk








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> Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 14:04:51 +0000
> From: gcohen at MST.EDU
> Subject: Query: dialectal pronunciation of the type "EYE-talian" for "Italian"
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> Poster: "Cohen, Gerald Leonard" <gcohen at MST.EDU>
> Subject: Query: dialectal pronunciation of the type "EYE-talian" for
> "Italian"
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> 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.
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> Gerald Cohen
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