End of ADS-L Digest - 13 Mar 1994 to 14 Mar 1994

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There are 10 messages totalling 251 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. Conscious Learning of Accent (6)

 2. Nominative Us

 3. French propose law to ban English

 4. French Linguistic Legislation & Claude Hagege (2)



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Date:  Tue, 15 Mar 1994 00:11:33 CST

From:  "Donald M. Lance" <ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET>

Subject: Re: Conscious Learning of Accent



When I say 'enchilada' with [i] in the second syllable and voiced fricative for

the last consonant, [E] is the "natural" initial vowel, but if I anglicize the

rest of the word the initial vowel has to be [I]. So, Rudy, if you'll focus

on the last three syllables the first one might come out with the Spanish

vowel. You might see what you say when ordering food in a Mexican restaurante.



I'm always a bit amused when people employ their "French" pronunciation rules

for the first syllable of 'enchilada'. I suspect that they are among those

who seem to think that Mexican food has to give one indigestion. Mexican

food cooked slowly and carefully by abuelitas sits well in my innards, but

the food in gringo places like Taco Bell always gives me indigestion.

                              DMLance