9.411, Disc: Short Diphthongs
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Subject: 9.411, Disc: Short Diphthongs
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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 21:29:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul Johnston <JOHNSTONP at wmich.edu>
Subject: Re: 9.371, Disc: Short Diphthongs
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Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 21:29:36 -0500 (EST)
From: Paul Johnston <JOHNSTONP at wmich.edu>
Subject: Re: 9.371, Disc: Short Diphthongs
To Joaquim de Carvalho:
Isn't Scots a case of a language with both bimoraic short
(/EI/) and long /ae oe/ diphthongs? The first two, /EI/ and /ae/ were
once allophones, but now you have contrasts in final positions like
pay/pie. the short/long distinction is certainly phonological, as
they pattern according to the Scots
bnEgh AE Scots Vowel Length Rule. Also, how about Dutch, and
diphthongs like /EI/ vs. //a:i/, or are you counting the latter as
/a:j/, i. e. V + C.
Paul Johnston
Dept. of English
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
JOHNSTONP at WMICH.EDU
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