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While the letter 'e' normally stands for the phone [e:], it is often dropped from speech altogether when it is in an unstressed syllable in SA. If the unstressed ''e'' is to be pronounced, it is represented with the letter <i>'</i> | ''Jeg'' is either pronounced | ||
While the letter 'e' normally stands for the phone [e:], it is often dropped from speech altogether when it is in an unstressed syllable in SA. If the unstressed ''e'' is to be pronounced, it is represented with the letter <i>'</i>: | |||
*''ikke'' [ɛk] - ''ing'n'' [ɪŋ'ɛn] | |||
This means that the past tense of many verbs have the entire past-tense suffix dropped from speech: ''havede'' is pronounced [ha:v(ð)], and ''kykte'' is pronounced [ki:k(t)]. The parentheses indicate that the consonant can be realized, but never fully. There is an incredible reduction of word-final consonants in Eastern Alska: | |||
{| {{Table/bluetable}} style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle" | |||
!'''Spelling (SA)''' | |||
!'''Pronunciation (SA) | |||
!'''Spelling (EA)''' | |||
!'''Pronunciation (EA)''' | |||
!'''Meaning''' | |||
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|Snakker | |||
|[snak'kɛr] | |||
|Snakk'r | |||
|[ʃneɪk'e(ɹ)] | |||
|to talk (present tense conjugation) | |||
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|For | |||
|[fo̞r] | |||
|For | |||
|[få] | |||
|for | |||
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|Hemmell | |||
|[hɛm'mɛl] | |||
|h'mmel | |||
|[hɛm'(l)] | |||
|heaven, sky | |||
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====Grammar==== | ====Grammar==== | ||