Re: ka and k^a [was: [tied] *kW- "?"]

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
wrote:

> At 9:19:04 on Friday, 23 September 2005, Rob wrote:
>
> > Yes, Magyar /a/ = [O] (i.e. British English short 'o'),
>
> I have also heard realizations (from native speakers) that
> were closer to [A.].

What does the dot in "[A.]" mean?

> > /a:/ (written <á>) = /a:/ (i.e. the 'a' in "father").
>
> >> And what about English, esp. British? Has it /a/?
>
> > Not really, from what I understand. Even words like
> > "father", in British English, are often pronounced like
> > "fother".
>
> /A:/ in the <father> words, /A./ in the <lot> words.

Sometimes, to be sure. Oftentimes, though, I hear them as [fO:D@]
and [lO?], respectively. (Being an American, I say [fa:Dr\=] and
[la?].)

- Rob