Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 11:54:51 -0500

From: "David Bergdahl (614) 593-2783" BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Subject: Re: Epenthetic [l] in _home_



For the longest time I've noticed a velarized reflex of an epenthetic [l] in one

word in my own speech, Oaklahoma. In fact, as a teen (mid 50s) I spelled it

with an {l} until I was hocked for it once. The film of the musical was big

then, perhaps I thought -holm was the way placenames ended, on the analogy with

Stockholm. Is this related to the backing of /oh/?

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David Bergdahl BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Associate Professor of English Language and Literature

Ohio University / Athens fax: (614) 593-2818

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