On 01/15/2001 04:25:00 AM Michael Everson wrote:
>The pronuncuation ['juni:ko:d] with [i:] or [i] instead of schwa irritates
>me a lot. No one would pronounce "universe" with an [i].
Well, note that it was transcribed not with [i:] but with the open
counterpart (IPA symbol 319 rather than 301). That's certainly plausible,
perhaps in certain dialects or in careful speech. I have heard some
actually say [i] (not [i:]) but as I remember they were not native English
speakers (i.e. they had the phonology of another language influencing their
pronunciation when speaking English). I agree with Michael that schwa is a
probably lot more likely for most speakers, though.
- Peter
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