Verse:Tdūrzů/Hebrew: Difference between revisions
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English Hebrew distinguishes between all of the Tiberian Hebrew vowels. | English Hebrew distinguishes between all of the Tiberian Hebrew vowels. | ||
Like in Tiberian Hebrew, English Hebrew has tense-lax alternation, depending on whether the syllable is open or not. | Like in Tiberian Hebrew, Standard English Hebrew has tense-lax alternation, depending on whether the syllable is open or not. Speakers of some English accents such as the Ashkenazi Hebrew inspired accents of English, do not make this distinction, thus stressed syllables become long and pronouncing all unstressed syllables become short. | ||
*patach = chataf patach = tense PALM /ɑː/ in open OR stressed syllables / lax TRAP /a~æ/ in closed unstressed syllables. Usually transcribed ''a''. | *patach = chataf patach = tense PALM /ɑː/ in open OR stressed syllables / lax TRAP /a~æ/ in closed unstressed syllables. Usually transcribed ''a''. | ||
*segol = chataf segol = DRESS /ɛ/. Usually transcribed ''e''. | *segol = chataf segol = DRESS /ɛ/. Usually transcribed ''e''. | ||