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  • From: Isaac Fried <if AT math.bu.edu>
  • To: Randall Buth <randallbuth AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: Hebrew <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Is the first syllable of <HIN:NIY> open or closed?
  • Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:39:40 -0400

I don't see it this way. It is an outright insertion of an appended E sound, by those who prefer their language to be in the E-E-E style. I don't do it. HIN-NIY is very fine as it is with the original schwa.

Isaac Fried, Boston University

On Oct 29, 2011, at 12:09 PM, Randall Buth wrote:

You might consider them a variety of shva medium.





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