Ask LLOG: Alternative standard pronunciations?

Language Log 2025-11-21

Summary:

In an email, Coby Lubliner observed that many English words have more than one standard pronunciation. He asked whether there has been any academic discussion of this general issue, and noted that he isn't familiar with any other language with as much variety in its standard pronunciations. From his email: What I am referring to […]

Link:

https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=72028&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ask-llog-alternative-standard-pronunciations

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language

Authors:

Mark Liberman

Date tagged:

11/21/2025, 09:42

Date published:

11/21/2025, 08:06