Morgan's Linguistic Notes 21 Aug 2017
how linguists work
- Language change occurring. How to pronounce antifa: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=34177
- aks => ask
on descriptive v prescriptive perspectives
In practice, the use of the passive is more varied than prescriptive perspective addresses.- Fear and Loathing of the English Passive, Geoffrey K. Pullum (webpage)
UK/US pronunciation of veg and spice
http://www.oed.comIn complimentary distribution
- to'mato. /təˈmɑːtəʊ/, /təʊ-/, U.S. /-ˈmeɪtəʊ/)
- 'basil /ˈbazɪl/ US /'beisIl
- ore'gano UK:/ˌɒrᵻˈɡɑːnəʊ/, /əˈrɛɡənəʊ/, U.S. /əˈrɛɡəˌnoʊ/
- turmeric UK:/ˈtəːmərɪk/ US /‘tU-merik/
- cumin UK west: /ˈk(j)uːmɪn/, /'kewmin/ US /kUmIn/
- coriander /kɒrɪˈandə/ /'kɒrɪandər/
others in posible complimentary distribution
- tortoise /ˈtɔːtəs/, /ˈtɔːtɔɪs/, /ˈtɔːtɔɪz/, U.S. /ˈtɔrdəs/ here
- aluminium /ˌal(j)ᵿˈmɪnɪəm/, U.S. /əˈlumənəm/, /ˌæləˈmɪniəm/ here
- ubiquitous /juːˈbɪkwᵻtəs/, /jᵿˈbɪkwᵻtəs/, U.S. /juˈbɪkwədəs/. - and how prevalent is /t/ => /d/ in US here
- tuna /ˈtjuːnə/, /ˈtʃuːnə/, U.S. /ˈtunə/
- Tuesday. /ˈtjuːzdeɪ/, /ˈtʃuːzdeɪ/, /ˈtjuːzdi/, /ˈtʃuːzdi/, U.S. /ˈt(j)uzˌdeɪ/, /ˈt(j)uzdi/ here
Pairs: clothing and apparel
These are singular items that are named as pairs, with terminal -s that does not signify plurality- jeans
- pants
- panties
- trousers
- tights
- leggings. also come as separate items but are paired in wearing
- jeggings. named aligned with jeans rather than leggings. Invented term. Marketing register.
- underpants
- pantaloons
- knickers
- knickerbockers
but
- jockstrap or athletic strap
- g-string
- thong
and
- bra But see OED here. brassiere.
- shirt
- undershirt
- slip
- camisole
- chemise
A speculation; bra is categorized more as a shirt-like article of clothing that covers the upper body than a paired article that covers limbs, hands, feet, arms.
- five pairs of jeans
This tells us that the -s of jeans is a different morpheme than the pluralizing -s.
these come as separate items but are worn in pairs. They follow sense of pairedness.
- greaves
- socks
- shoes
- gloves
- gaiters
- mittons
- boots
- sandels
- nylons
- chaps
others
Most are like clothing in that they are worn
- glasses (and derivs: binoculars)
- headphone
- earphones
- earbuds
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