[Lexicog] Re: lexical entries as singulars or plurals

[Mike Maxwell]

Fritz Goerling wrote:
> the point of the little world-play is in the similar-sounding
> "ist" (= is) and "isst" (= eats).

Are they similar sounding, or identical?  If different, what is the 
difference?  (I vaguely recall my German prof claiming that they were 
pronounced differently, but not being able to hear any diff.  Of course, 
that was before my linguistics days.)
-- 
	Mike Maxwell
	Linguistic Data Consortium
	maxwell at ldc.upenn.edu


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