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Old 05-Mar-2007, 10:11
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Default Re: Phonology

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Originally Posted by Blue Bird View Post
Hi,
This section is about pronunciation and phonetics. Can I ask anything about phonology?
Almost any word beginning with 'phon-', except perhaps phonograph!

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Although, now I come to think of it, Daniel Jones - leading light of the IPA when it was founded - famously recorded the phonemes of English on a phonograph; so even that word would be OK. (Daniel Jones (phonetician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia )

Last edited by BobK; 05-Mar-2007 at 10:55. Reason: PS added
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