Has anyone else noticed the metathesis (correct process?) in American English of 'breakfast' to /brɛ.fɪks/?
I've noticed this in two totally separate people (family member from Midwest b 1960s) and coworker in Boston from South Florida b 1980s.
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- 23 Aug 2017 21:39
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
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- 14 Dec 2016 04:36
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Lexember 2016
- Replies: 365
- Views: 69618
Re: Lexember 2016
So...I'm playing catch-up here: (Everything is basically IPA, except where noted) 1st: pauno – to bring attention to; to alert; to warn; to forebode Paunon – warning; omen; attention 2nd: eradha /'e.ʁa.ða/– deliver good news (lit. something along the lines of “to word well”) dveradha /'dve.ʁa.ða/ – ...
- 14 Dec 2016 00:59
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
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Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
So I just saw on wiktionary (and other places), that for English words ending with "-ing" or "-ink", the vowel is [ɪ]. In all examples of my own dialect, it's definitely . Am I the only one!? So, how do you pronounce <being>? My dialect is the same way and I'd pronounce it [ˈbij...
- 14 Dec 2016 00:32
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
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Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
So I just saw on wiktionary (and other places), that for English words ending with "-ing" or "-ink", the vowel is [ɪ].
In all examples of my own dialect, it's definitely .
Am I the only one!?
In all examples of my own dialect, it's definitely .
Am I the only one!?
- 16 May 2016 01:42
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: To see, to watch
- Replies: 20
- Views: 5499
Re: To see, to watch
In Mychai the verbs of perception don't vary, but for high-agency acts of perception (look at, listen to) the objects are in the accusative (probably as expected), but when the verb is not of high agency (see, hear), the objects are defocused by being in the dative. De Alav lé. de Ala-v lé 1S.AGT wo...
- 27 Apr 2016 21:42
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Tea
- Replies: 30
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Re: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Tea
Another American here (from Ohio). Breakfast - 7 to 10 AM; typical foods: cereal, eggs, bacon, potatoes, pancakes, coffee, milk, juice, fruit. Generally I eat just a subset of these during the week, but on the weekends a big breakfast might include most of those, and will also happen later in the da...
- 20 Jan 2016 04:43
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences
- Replies: 883
- Views: 279584
Re: False friends and other unfortunate coincidences
You can definitely use congested in English for traffic.Lambuzhao wrote: So, lemme add that one:
congestionado gridlocked (traffic) ≠ congested blocked up (sinuses, nostrils)
- 30 Sep 2015 03:41
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: English Modal Particles?
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- Views: 3449
Re: English Modal Particles?
I still also believe "man" counts as this type of particle, since it is often used without any semantic information at all. No one has provided a counterargument to my claim. Can you provide some examples? The only uses that are coming to mind are "Man, I really have to pee." an...
- 29 Sep 2015 02:07
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: English Modal Particles?
- Replies: 20
- Views: 3449
Re: English Modal Particles?
Yeah, these things are called modal particles in German classes. However, Handbuch zur deutschen Grammatik calls them just Particles or even "flavoring particles" and say they add attitude or emotion color to a statement. These seem like those Ancient Greek particles that do similar things...
- 17 Aug 2015 05:40
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
- Views: 1321855
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Does anyone have an explanation for why 'daughter' cannot be used vocatively? All of the other kinship terms for immediate family members can be used for direct address (or at least have a derived term for this): mom, dad, bro, sis, son... Why not daughter? Is it a patriarchy thing, or is it a 'daug...
- 28 Jul 2015 03:33
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Yay or Nay? [2011–2018]
- Replies: 2876
- Views: 449038
Re: Yay or Nay?
I'm thinking about making "plosive voicing harmony/assimiliation": e.g. ka when appended with - bi would yield: gabi Does this seem absurd? Would such a system also bleed into the fricatives? Background(maybe): I think my brain is somehow channeling the elimination of multiple voiced aspi...
- 28 Jul 2015 02:02
- Forum: Conlangs
- Topic: Yay or Nay? [2011–2018]
- Replies: 2876
- Views: 449038
Re: Yay or Nay?
I'm thinking about making "plosive voicing harmony/assimiliation": e.g. ka when appended with - bi would yield: gabi Does this seem absurd? Would such a system also bleed into the fricatives? Background(maybe): I think my brain is somehow channeling the elimination of multiple voiced aspir...
- 16 Jul 2015 16:18
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
- Views: 1321855
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Are there verbs that naturally don't have perfective or imperfecive (or other aspectual) readings that don't make any sense? There are verbs which it wouldn't make sense to use in certain aspectual forms and/or situations because of semantics and such, but those verbs could still be conjugated like...
- 16 Jul 2015 00:44
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
- Views: 1321855
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
Are there verbs that naturally don't have perfective or imperfecive (or other aspectual) readings that don't make any sense?
- 27 Feb 2015 02:19
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here [2010-2019]
- Replies: 7086
- Views: 1321855
Re: (L&N) Q&A Thread - Quick questions go here
What are some other ways than using verbs of perception as copulae to convey the same meaning? Of this I mean of the variety: John looks tired. Joan sounds sick. It smells gross. I gather this is really just layering evidentiality over the copula. But I'm curious what else is out there, conlang or n...
- 04 Feb 2015 17:11
- Forum: Translations
- Topic: Translating into Ancient Greek
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1395
Translating into Ancient Greek
How would I properly translate "It had been hidden" into Ancient (Homeric?) Greek?
I was thinking the medio-passive pluperfect indicative: ἐκέκρυπτο
But it also seems like the passive aorist indicative would work: ἐκρύφθη
Thanks!
I was thinking the medio-passive pluperfect indicative: ἐκέκρυπτο
But it also seems like the passive aorist indicative would work: ἐκρύφθη
Thanks!
- 28 Jan 2015 01:24
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Autonym etymology
- Replies: 40
- Views: 11367
Re: Autonym etymology
Going off this, how common is it for a demonym to be analogous for the name for the language?
E.g. Deutsch for the language and deutsch for the folk.
E.g. Deutsch for the language and deutsch for the folk.
- 05 Jan 2015 23:07
- Forum: Beginners' Corner
- Topic: Map Making Program for My Conworld
- Replies: 7
- Views: 3791
Re: Map Making Program for My Conworld
Honestly, I just use MS Paint (great, underrated program), or even better is InkScape, which is a bit more advanced.
- 12 Dec 2014 21:38
- Forum: Linguistics & Natlangs
- Topic: Duplication/Plural
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4679
Re: Duplication/Plural
Answer 1: I think those are the straight-forward ways to combine those two syllables/building blocks/whatevers, but you could reduce or delete vowels yielding things like: /səkab/ /skab/ /kbas/ -> /kpas/ or /gbas/ You could 'infix': /ksab/ And I'm sure there are other possibilities. Answer 2: When ...
- 22 Oct 2014 02:06
- Forum: Language Learning & Non-English
- Topic: German Question Thread: Fragen über Deutsch
- Replies: 92
- Views: 92985
Re: Fragen über Deutsch - Questions about German
My question'll be in English so I make sure I ask it right: How often does biological gender override grammatical gender when using a pronoun? E.g. Ich habe es gekauft. instead of Ich habe ihn gekauft. for den Stuhl And on a (maybe) related note: How frequently are the "der" words used ins...