Re: PIE *a -- a preliminary checklist

There virtually are no metropolitan centers in the
South besides Atlanta and once upon a time, New
Orleans, and if you want to consider Houston and DFW.
Birmingham, Memphis, Nashville, Charlotte are getting
there but they're still medium sized cities. I've
heard the same pronunciations in those places as well

--- Patrick Ryan <proto-language@...> wrote:

> You are wrong as far as metropolitan centers are
> concerned.
>
> The South has developed since last you evidently
> heard.
>
> You would find that pronunciation in only very small
> towns and villages.
>
>
>
> Patrick
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rick McCallister" <gabaroo6958@...>
> To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2008 12:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [tied] PIE *a -- a preliminary
> checklist
>
>
> > That's not a hick accent, it's the local accent
> for
> > that part of the US. Y'all don' tawk lack a Yankee
> > now, duzya?
> > I use to hear /ae/ > /ey/ all over that part of
> the US
> > from people of all professions --but only about a
> > quarter to half did it.
> > My favorite was: "hw@... kaena dreysin y'all wown
> awn yo
> > seil@..., reinc^ o freync^? Ae keyn neyvR teyl D@
> > dif@..., Dey O sawn D@ seym."
> >
> > --- Patrick Ryan <proto-language@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Not everyone here talks like a hick.
> > >
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Rick McCallister" <gabaroo6958@...>
> > > To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 11:08 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [tied] PIE *a -- a preliminary
> > > checklist
> > >
> > >
> > > > Wouldn't that be more like /@n neypL/ in your
> neck
> > > of
> > > > the woods? :>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Patrick Ryan <proto-language@...>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately, only careful people use the
> > > initial
> > > > > glottal stop in my
> > > > > experience.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hear more frequently /æn næpL/.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Patrick
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Rick McCallister"
> <gabaroo6958@...>
> > > > > To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 5:46 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [tied] PIE *a -- a preliminary
> > > > > checklist
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > That's interesting to hear --a few years
> back
> > > when
> > > > > I
> > > > > > asked whether or not Gmc glottal stop was
> a
> > > relic
> > > > > of
> > > > > > laryngeals, everyone told me no
> > > > > > English, of course, still has glottal
> stops
> > > e.g.
> > > > > an
> > > > > > apple /?aen ?aepL/
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- Richard Wordingham
> > > > > <richard@...>
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick
> > > > > McCallister
> > > > > > > <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > If so, was there a stage when Gmc had
> > > > > laryngeals?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Will a single one do? German has merged
> > > initial
> > > > > > > laryngeals to a
> > > > > > > glottal stop, as had Old English.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Richard.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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