LL-L "Phonology" 2006.03.18 (01) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 18 March 2006 * Volume 01
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From: David Barrow <davidab at telefonica.net.pe>
Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2006.03.17 (05) [E]

> From: Brooks, Mark <mark.brooks at twc.state.tx.us>
> Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2006.03.17 (01) [E]
>
> Felix asked: "By the way, how do English-speaking people pronounce the
> Katzenjammer part of the title?"
>
> I was a kid when I first heard of the comic strip, so I didn't know it 
> was
> not English.  I pronounced it like it looked to me.  I figured it was 
> [kEtsn
> dzEmr].  I'm not sure I used the right symbols, but the vowels would 
> rhyme
> with "hats 'n hammer".  The "j" would be like the j in the English word
> "jam."
>
> Mark Brooks

Using [E] to represent short 'a' would more or less fit with how the 'a' 
is pronounced in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. If that's how you 
pronounce it, then the [E] is fine..... for your accent. In General 
American it's [{], In RP it's also [{] though for a lot of people in the 
UK it's [a].  [  ] indicates (more or less precise) phonetic 
pronunciation. The phoneme for the short 'a' is /{/

David Barrow

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