LINGUIST List 22.624 Mon Feb 07 2011 Qs: Connecticut English: Glottal + Nasal Sequences Editor for this issue: Danielle St. Jean <daniellelinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     David Eddington , Connecticut English: Glottal + Nasal Sequences Message 1: Connecticut English: Glottal + Nasal Sequences Date: 01-Feb-2011 From: David Eddington <eddingtonbyu.edu> Subject: Connecticut English: Glottal + Nasal Sequences E-mail this message to a friend I am studying a phenomenon in the English of Utah for an article I am working on. It involves pronouncing words such as "Clinton" and "Britain" as [klI?^n] and [brI?^n] (where ? is glottal stop and ^ is schwa) rather than more common [klI?n] and [brI?n] (where the nasal is syllabic). Some anecdotal evidence suggests that this may be a common pronunciation in parts of Connecticut, but I have been unable to find references to it in the literature. I would appreciate any references or even more anecdotal evidence of this pronunciation in any variety of English. David Eddington Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Subject Language(s): English (eng) Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 07-Feb-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.