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Re: BH transcript/Tiberian phonetics, Churchyard

From: "Lewis Reich" <LBR AT sprynet.com>
To: b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: BH transcript/Tiberian phonetics, Churchyard
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 1998 07:46:17 -0400

On 23 Sep 98, at 20:35, Peter_Kirk AT sil.org wrote:

> Paradoxically, the Sephardi (Mountain) Jews in Azerbaijan, when
> speaking their own (Farsi related) language, pronounce a: as open
> o in a more Ashkenazi manner!

My understanding is that Sephardi pronunciation is supposed to
distinguish between a quamatz gadol and quamatz katan, but that this
distinction is less frequently practiced nowadays.

Lewis Reich
LBR AT sprynet.com

BH transcript/Tiberian phonetics, Churchyard, Vincent DeCaen, 09/22/1998
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: BH transcript/Tiberian phonetics, Churchyard, Peter_Kirk, 09/23/1998
- Re: BH transcript/Tiberian phonetics, Churchyard, Lewis Reich, 09/24/1998