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"Raymond A. Brown" wrote: > e.g. primarily: Brit ['praim@rIlI] or ['praimrIlI] > (three syllables) whereas I believe the American is stressed on the second > syllable, something like [prai'm&rIlI] (I might be wrong about the initial > diphthong in pretonic position). Well, for me, it's: "primary" : ['praim"E:ri] and "primarily" [prai'mE:rIli] (where that " in the first transcription denotes a secondary stress, due to the phonemicly lengthened vowel; this disappears in the suffixed adverbial form) (I'm not actually positive about the phonetic status of that /E:/; I think it's more somewhere between /E/ and /e/, but lengthened) =========================================== Tom Wier <[log in to unmask]> AIM: Deuterotom ICQ: 4315704 <http://www.angelfire.com/tx/eclectorium/> "Cogito ergo sum, sed credo ergo ero." ===========================================