Date:  Tue, 5 Aug 1997 12:21:22 -0400
From:  "David A. Johns" <djohns[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PEACHNET.CAMPUS.MCI.NET>
Subject: Vocalized /l/

In light of a recent thread here on vocalized L's, I thought folks
might be interested in the following scribal errors by three students

in my writing class:

"Although requirements of honoring the morals in your [marriage]
vowels are necessary, being dogmatic of trivial situations will cause

unnecessary conflicts."

"This story involves a man and a woman who have been married under
the
vowels of God."

"All of the marriage vowels have been broken, and it is time for this

couple to reevaluate their marriage life."

And speaking of "broken vowels," it's interesting that the merger of
"vow" and "vowel" involves not only the vocalization of L, but the
loss of the distinction between a one-syllable word and a
two-syllable
word. Since /aw/ here in Southeast Georgia is often "broken" to
something like [&ju], it's probable that both "vow" and "vowel" are
pronounced with either one or two syllables depending on context.


--
David Johns
Waycross College
Waycross, GA 31501