Paul Lau

Year 1, Master of Speech Pathology, University of Melbourne

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Hm I would count the <rial> as two syllables, feels odd to clap it as only one #lingphon16 @caitlynhconway @NathanielRSwain @isabella_muollo

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

@isabella_muollo should that vowel then be /i:/? Which removes the open syllable issue #lingphon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

.@isabella_muollo I don't think it would be analysed as arch+itecture, the 2nd half isn't really made up of clear morphemes #lingphon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Actually you could probably get away with /'ɹespɹə,tɹi:/ (full vowel in 1st syllable) #lingphon16 @SLPMelAar @caitlynhconway

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Yeah it'd be /rəˡspɪrə,triː/ (can't find secondary stress on phone, had to use comma) #lingphon16 @caitlynhconway @SLPMelAar

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

president - Co
exhausted - Cs
very tired - Co
a dentist - Cs
bad - Cs
very happy - Co
Snuggles - Co
#lingphon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

1 The old exam papers were found by us
2 The toast was burnt by them
3 All the Easter eggs were eaten by her
#lingphon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

@SLPMelAar if it helps, "call" rhymes with "Paul"?

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

@SLPMelAar well, they make stuff easier to say

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

@SLPMelAar just as unnecessary as your rhotic /r/'s :p

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

.@SLPMelAar Yes, yes we do. Mostly just "plane" though #LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Lecture on verbs? There's a meme for that #LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Is "for" (as in "I don't like him, for he is rude") a preposition? Or is it a conjunction like "because"? @NathanielRSwain #LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Yes! (such as in the word "yes") But /mj/ can be an onset too @NaomiMi67640586 @NathanielRSwain #LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Or /bæɪ/ in IPA @SLPMelAar @NathanielRSwain #LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

English "material" derives from Latin materia "matter", which apparently itself derives from Latin mater "mother"! #LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

a) horizontal - gradable?
b) compliment - complement-ary (look, a homophone!)
c) stop - complementary
d) contract - reversive
#LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Hmm, intriguing! Feel like I have to look into this now haha. Thanks @speech_woman #LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Oh @NathanielRSwain I should have been clearer, was asking about the origin of "slp2bs" haha #LingPhon16

[Paul Lau @plau_slp]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know the etymology of the hashtag #slp2bs? #LingPhon16