tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post7038634815846721328..comments2024-01-08T18:25:51.974+00:00Comments on Kraut's English phonetic blog: quizKrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-5945737090364632512011-10-12T11:07:08.928+01:002011-10-12T11:07:08.928+01:00Be patient, please!Be patient, please!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-63723089304726125972011-10-12T11:03:29.255+01:002011-10-12T11:03:29.255+01:00Ngow you tyell me!Ngow you tyell me!Phillip Mindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801818752833289089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-11825547492658481012011-10-12T08:01:18.494+01:002011-10-12T08:01:18.494+01:00@Lipman: I'm sorry that the pic troubles you. ...@Lipman: I'm sorry that the pic troubles you. I must admit it's not appropriate for the squeamish. It was meant as a kind of warning not to pronounce too many consonants in a row.Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-21505187181137809682011-10-12T07:14:05.067+01:002011-10-12T07:14:05.067+01:00Six consonants: handsomest (the d is silent, but t...Six consonants: handsomest (the d is silent, but there's often ns->nts).<br /><br />instants<br /><br />(I should stop commenting on this thread. That picture is somewhat troubling. :-) )Phillip Mindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801818752833289089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-4903944267798890362011-10-11T23:15:09.554+01:002011-10-11T23:15:09.554+01:00strengthens = /ˈstreŋkθnz/strengthens = /ˈstreŋkθnz/John Maidmenthttp://blogjam.namenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-3787052403486494602011-10-11T22:33:30.653+01:002011-10-11T22:33:30.653+01:00(Thou) glimpsedst? Slightly old-fashioned, but six...(Thou) <i>glimpsedst</i>? Slightly old-fashioned, but six consonants, none of which is even syllabic.<br /><br />With syllabic consonants, there must be a number, with the -s for the tertia singularis or the possessive, eg. <i>Holsten's</i>. In fact, there are surely some with several syllabic consonants, maybe with <i>-ton</i> (*<i>Holstenton's</i>), making it at least seven.Phillip Mindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801818752833289089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-70754367724187473442011-10-11T20:22:00.315+01:002011-10-11T20:22:00.315+01:00@Lipman:
A: Yes, I have one in mind.
B: Inflection...@Lipman:<br />A: Yes, I have one in mind.<br />B: Inflectional forms of earlier stages of English are not excluded, although I'd prefer to see present-day ones.<br />C: A syllabic consonant is a consonant is a consonant (well, at least for the purposes of this little quiz).<br />D: Spelling is irrelevant. It's all about pronunciation.<br />E: As the whole thing is about pronunciation, not spelling, silent letters are irrelevant as well.<br />F: No vowel sounds in between that array of consonants are allowed.<br /><br />Thanks a lot for your thoughts on this!Krauthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11932831673529849848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382369381372118960.post-88042164006128575302011-10-11T18:24:16.233+01:002011-10-11T18:24:16.233+01:00A. Any concrete word in mind?
B. Are archaic infle...A. Any concrete word in mind?<br />B. Are archaic inflections all right? -dst easily adds three consonants to stems ending in two.<br />C. I take it you don't count syllabic consonants as consonants, or do you?<br />D. Nor consonants spelt with several letters as more than one (sch)?<br />E. Nor consonant letters not corresponding to sounds (postvocalic -r, occasional -l- and such)?<br />F. Nor words with vowels in between that aren't represented but by an apostrophe (-s's)?Phillip Mindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801818752833289089noreply@blogger.com