End of ADS-L Digest - 23 Feb 1994 to 24 Feb 1994 ************************************************ There are 22 messages totalling 692 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Local pron. of toponyms (2) 2. local locality pronunciations (4) 3. Texas town names 4. Phonetic/Phonemic E-Mail Alphabet (4) 5. Regional variation in BE (2) 6. Bilingually Redundant Place names (2) 7. Bilingual reduplication (2) 8. [u]/[ju] in Houston/Place Names/Ads for Fun. Homes (2) 9. GURT '94 Preconference Tutorials 10. Bounced Mail 11. [u]/[ju] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 25 Feb 1994 01:11:06 CST From: "Donald M. Lance" Subject: Re: Local pron. of toponyms kep j[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]rad[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE], m[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]zUr[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE] j = voiced affricate, [AT SYMBOL GOES HERE] = schwa Does that come close to topping k[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE] VA? There's a Byuna Vista in Arkansas too. And maIl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]n, m[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]zUr[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE] DMLance