LL-L "Language Varieties" 2003.07.06 (05) [E]

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From: Jim Krause <jpkrause at WEBLINK2000.NET>
Subject: Language Varieties

> (2) Phonology:
>
> I noticed that final consonants are frequently deleted, but I have not yet
> figured out the exact patterns.  Most frequently, final /s/ is deleted,
> including genitive "'s" and plural "s", also in proper names, e.g.,
> "Denee" ([d@'ni:] for "Denise").

Ron:

Being only somewhat aware of French, I would tend to support you
hypothesis here, especially considering the great influence French culture
had during the colonial era.

> Occasionally, final stops are delete
> too, as in "brie" ([braI] for "bright") and "bi boy" ([bIbO.I] for "big
> boy").  Not only do I wonder how widespread this features is, but also if
> this may be due to French influence from nearby Louisiana.

Are you saying here that there is a sort of "stop" or unvoiced consonant
executed in the back of the throat?  If so, I have heard this from northern
folk of African descent recently relocated from areas of Mississippi or
Alabama.

> Voiced stop assimilation to preceding liquids and nasals is quite common;
> e.g., "chillen" (['tSIl at n] for "children"), "thunner" (['TVn3`] for
> "thunder") and "nummer" (['nVm3`] for "number").  This rule is virtually
> identical in North Saxon dialects of Lowlands Saxon (Low
> German); e.g. _ünner_ ('under'), _holen_ ('to hold') and _Hammorg_ (~
> _Hamborg_ 'Hamburg').

An interesting hypothesis here, I have noticed the chillen/children as far
north as middle Tennessee.

Jim Krause

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