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On pronunciation ( Dobson 1968 ) : The " diphthong " -ow- most likely represents the sound [ ow ] as in " Edgar Allen Poe " , unless the Powhatan speech contained the sound of [ əw ] in " out " as pronounced in Toronto , or in ...
On pronunciation ( Dobson 1968 ) : The " diphthong " -ow- most likely represents the sound [ ow ] as in " Edgar Allen Poe " , unless the Powhatan speech contained the sound of [ əw ] in " out " as pronounced in Toronto , or in ...
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What then encouraged the younger generation , ( from 50 years approximately and younger ) to take so many characteristics of the Great Whale speech ? Once again it seems that social facts give the clue .
What then encouraged the younger generation , ( from 50 years approximately and younger ) to take so many characteristics of the Great Whale speech ? Once again it seems that social facts give the clue .
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It has been demonstrated that phonological changes in a dialect can spread over a speech community in a single generation . A syncretized dialect which contains features of two neighbouring dialects can be created under certain ...
It has been demonstrated that phonological changes in a dialect can spread over a speech community in a single generation . A syncretized dialect which contains features of two neighbouring dialects can be created under certain ...
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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MEANINGS | 16 |
H Christoph Wolfart University of Manitoba | 37 |
Copyright | |
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