[Lexicog] new nosey word

[Koontz John E]

On Sun, 11 Apr 2004, Mike Maxwell wrote:
> I think the issue here is dialect.  There are doubtless dialects where there
> is a short vowel between the 't' and the 'l', and I suppose whoever wrote
> the pronunciation for the MW dictionary has one.  But in my particular
> dialect, I'm quite certain there's nothing but a syllabic 'l', no vowel.
> (And certainly not a voiceless vowel, since I have a voiced flap for the
> 't'--thus no context for devoicing.)

This is where the phonological level of the dispute comes in.  The
pronunciation is essentially vowel-less, but some argue that the syllabic
consonant is the surface manifestation of underlying <schwa>r or <schwa>l
and that this approach can thus be used orthographically, and also, where
these are needed, in dictionary pronunciation keys.



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