[Lexicog] age-related pronunciation differences

[Marc Fryd]

Well, to some extent, modern French also shows some level of age variation 
in the presence (some older speakers) or absence (all younger speakers) of 
a distinct phonetic gemination of consonants in words like "illustrer" 
('illustrate'). Or again in the retention of a full syllabic value of 
<-ci-> = /sij/ (older speakers) in "remercier". This so-called "classical" 
pronunciation was indeed the norm in my younger days when reading poetry of 
performing plays. Strict observance of this norm now appears to be a thing 
of the past, as far as I can judge.
Regards to list members.
Marc

At 18:58 29/06/2004, you wrote:
>How have you been entering pronunciations of words in dictionaries when the
>pronunciations vary by age?
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>Let me illustrate: the traditional (and still widespread) pronunciation for
>'old woman' in Cheyenne is mâhtamâhaahe where the â indicates a voiceless
>syllable word-initially. Younger speakers do not know about the voiceless
>syllable and pronounce the word without it, as tamâhaahe. Older speakers who
>help check the dictionary will say that the shorter form is incorrect and
>probably would not want it in the Cheyenne dictionary. However, the shorter
>pronunciation is widespread among the youngest speakers.
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>Thanks,
>Wayne Leman
>Cheyenne dictionary project
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Marc Fryd
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