26.156, Qs: English pronunciation of omega

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Subject: 26.156, Qs: English pronunciation of omega

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Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 14:52:10
From: Jeremy Castanier [jeremy.castanier at univ-poitiers.fr]
Subject: English pronunciation of omega

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Dear all,

Contrary to what happens in American English, it seems that British speakers
have long stressed ''omega'' on the first syllable in the 20th century. Yet
according to the latest edition of the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary 48% of
British speakers now stress ''omega'' on the second syllable.

As I am working on changing stress-patterns in English I am wondering if one
speaker might distinguish between the Greek letter and some other uses of the
word, for instance the watch brand name, omega-3, etc. If you are a native
British speaker, do you distinguish between 'Omega and o'MEga for semantic
reasons? Thank you very much.

Sincerey,
Jeremy Castanier
(PhD student, Poitiers, France)
 

Linguistic Field(s): Phonology

Subject Language(s): English (eng)






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