[Spellyans] The Pronounciation of 'r' in traditional Cornish
Craig Weatherhill
craig at agantavas.org
Mon Mar 27 19:05:57 BST 2017
Yes, that was the book.
Craig
On 2017 Mer 27, at 17:20, Harry Hawkey wrote:
> Tony Hearn wrote:
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> To my ears it is the use among learners and speakers of the West Country English [ɹ] which makes so much spoken Cornish sound less than convincing.
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> Interesting. Are you arguing (in your hesitant and carefully qualified post :-) ) that traditional Cornish did not have [ɹ] at all?
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> Craig Weatherhill wrote:
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> He was careful to consult a book whose title and author I can't now recall
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> I think it was Eric Dobson's 'English Pronunciation, 1500-1700' (can't check right now...)
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> Craig Weatherhill wrote:
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> In the end, Lhuyd is the only real guide we have to the pronunciation of Cornish
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> Yes, it's very frustrating that he doesn't really spend much time explaining his system in AB. I find it a bit confusing too (e.g. he says â is pronounced as in 'mane', presumably [ɛ:], but uses this to spell many words like brâs in Welsh which surely can't have ever had [ɛ:] ?)
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> Michael Everson wrote:
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> We recommend the retroflex [ɹ] generally and the tap [ɾ] intervocalically.
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> Why?
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