Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 06:50:49 EST

From: BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CATS.OHIOU.EDU

Subject: Re: AWFUL OFFAL



From: NAME: David Bergdahl

FUNC: English

TEL: (614) 593-2783 BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]A1[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAX

To: MX%"ADS-L[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]uga.cc.uga.edu"[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MRGATE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAX



Pip has a point here. Since the unrounding began in the N. of England and the

US several centuries ago, we have to see f, s, th as contexts retarding the

change from r to unr vowel. I too notice that though I say aw-fis for office I

usually say it ah-fis in phrases like office manager; likewise it's doggerl with

an [a] despite the rounding of dog. New--or unusual--words get added to the unr

pattern. Consider the 'broad A' in RP: one would never use it in 'plastic'

despite the conditioning environment. DAVID

David Bergdahl Ohio University/Athens OH BERGDAHL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]OUVAXA.CaTS.OHIOU.EDU