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From:  "Caio Rossi" <caioross@z...>
Date:  Sun Apr 9, 2000  4:52 am
Subject:  5 ITALIAN VOWELS WAS: BEL CANTO


Hi, List.

After waking up from a nightmare where I couldn't tell the difference
between a vowel and a semi-vowel, although I knew what they are, I just
changed my data processing chip and hope you're ready for what came up!

I remembered once some friends of mine and I were talking about 'Verdi', and
one of them, who speaks Italian, said the 'e' might be pronounced as the /e/
in the English diphthong /ei/, or as /E/, as in 'bet', depending on the
region of Italy. Therefore, would it be possible that they're really 5
vowels, since the alternative pronunciations for 'e' and 'o' ( can't
remember which ) , according to what she said, are regional, not standard
Italian?

I may still be sleepy, but I think what I wrote may make some sense.

OOOOOUUUGGGGHHHHHH....good night...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZz

Bye,

Caio Rosszzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzziiiiiiiiiiiiiiii


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