Re: Gloranthan ?! Linguistics

From: Phil Hibbs <snarks_at_m6CZtQvzPhta3DcXbwnFXp-ZcPAAp62nEcaJQnVf7tvJ-K36qrWj92J58NikmizbvQD35>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:08:01 +0100

>> I wonder how Gloranthan names have changed since the Dawn? For that
>> matter, is Pavis really pronounced the way Pavis would have spoken his
name?

There's already a real-world divide between PAR-vis and PAY-vis, I'm in the former camp, which I think is the usual British pronunciation, I think Greg and most USians say the latter. Some may use a shorter 'A' sound without the 'AR' or 'AY' to lengthen it. I think it would be "pæv.ɪs" in IPA, if those characters survive the email process. A bit like the pronunciation of "vapid", which I think has a fairly consistent pronunciation.

Phil Hibbs.

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