[B-Greek] pronunciation of Cockney "belt"
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Nov 7 06:40:50 EST 2004
At 1:54 AM -0800 11/7/04, Barbara D. Colt wrote:
>On 7 Nov 2004 at 0:23, Eric Weiss wrote:
>
>
>>
>> Can anyone tell me what the Cockney pronunciation of
>> the "el" in "belt" would be and how it differs from,
>> or is similar to, the "eu" in "feud" (Erasmian) or the
>> "ev/ef" (Modern Greek) pronunciation that other Greek
>> grammars give?
>>
>"e" as in "set" followed by "oo" as in "food," but it's a diphthong ( as
>though I were to say that "ou" in "out" is pronounced as "a" as in "calm"
>followed by "oo" as in "food").
Not so terribly far removed from a Virginia tidewater pronunciation of the
diphthongal beginning of "out"--surely you've heard that at some time in
your life.
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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