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variations variations in in vowel vowel vowel length length are are non non-phonological
non phonological
phonological. phonological Influence Influence Influence of of European European Languages Languages. Languages No
long long consonants consonants or or vowel vowels, vowel vowel s, no no emphatic consonants
consonants,
consonants
, no no gutt gutturals gutt rals except except [h [h]. [h
4. BH BHMIZ BH
MIZ = = [ [BH [ BH
BHMIZ MIZ MIZ] MIZ
] - The he reading reading of of the the the MT MT using using traditional traditional Mizrahi Mizrahi (Arabic (Arabic speaking
speaking
excluding excluding Yementie) Yementie) Yementie) Hebrew Hebrew pronunciation. pronunciation. Stress mainly ainly follows ollows TH accents accents accents and and the
the
phonemic phonemic structure structure is is set set by by the the TH TH graphemes graphemes thus thus any any variations variations in in in vowel vowel length length are
are
non non-phonological
non phonological
phonological. phonological Somewhat Somewhat variable variable due due to to the the iinfluence
ii
nfluence of of of different different Arabic Arabic dialects dialects. dialects
Pronunciation Pronunciation includes includes llong
l ong consonants consonants and and vowels, vowels, emphatic emphatic emphatic consonants
consonants,
consonants , gutt gutturals gutt
rals rals. rals
5. BH BHSEP BH
SEP = = [ [BH [ BH
BHSEP SEP SEP] SEP
] - TThe
T he reading reading of of the the MT MT using using traditional traditional Sephardi Sephardi Hebrew
Hebrew
pronunciation.
pronunciation. pronunciation. maintained in the Ladino Ladino speaking communities
communities. communities
Stress mainly ainly follows ollows TH
accents accents and and the the phonemic phonemic phonemic structure structure is is set set by by the the TH TH graphemes graphemes thus thus any any variations variations in
in
vowel vowel length length are are non non-phonological
non phonological
phonological. phonological Influence Influence of of European European Languages Languages. Languages No long long
consonants consonants or or vowels, vowels, no no emphatic consonants
consonants,
consonants
, no no no gutt gutturals gutt rals except except occasional occasional [h [h]. [h
6. BH BHYEM BH
YEM 67 = [BH BH BHYEM BHYEM
YEM] YEM - The he he reading reading of of the the MT MT using using the the traditional traditional Yemeni Yemeni Hebrew
Hebrew
pronunciation
pronunciations pronunciation s for for scriptural scriptural reading reading and and recitation recitation. recitation recitation Stress mainly follows TH accents and
the phonemic structure is set by the TH graphemes thus variations in vowel length are
non-phonological (There are four vowel lengths maintained in the Yemenite tradition of
reading the MT. 68) Somewhat variable due to the influence of different Yemeni Arabic
dialects.
7. TH THCST TH
CST CST = /TH TH THCST THCST
CST/ CST Conventional Conventional Scholarly Scholarly Transcription Transcription of of of TH TH. TH TH Stress mainly follows TH
accents and the phonemic structure, including stress, is set by the TH graphemes. The
most widely used standard for THCST is TH THSBL TH
BL BL - Society Society of of Biblical Biblical Literature Literature (SBL)
(SBL)
Academic Academic Academic Academic Translation Translation Translation Translation Style Style Style Style69
.
[TH
[TH
[THCSP CSP IS IS-ENG IS ENG
ENG] - This represents the way English English-speaking English
speaking scholars, scholars, familiar familiar with with the
the
pronunciation pronunciation of of IH, tend to pronounce TH. TH. Frequently, in writing scholars use TH
TH
transcription, they ignore the transcription substituting BH BHIH BH
IH in in oral oral pronunciation
pronunciation
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THCST CST for
modified modified, modified in some cases cases, cases
where English speaking habits are closer to *[TH] [TH] than than to
to
[IH] [IH]/BH [IH] BH
BHIH IH IH. IH So
So Some So me examples 70 -
(a) (a) ṢṢṢṢēēēērrrrêêêê in in [TH
[TH
[THCSP CSP IS IS-ENG IS ENG
ENG] is usually pronounced with its its historic historic Tiberian
pronunciation pronunciation ẹẹẹẹ (IPA (IPA [e]) ) not as in IH [ [ɛ] [
] ] - cf. the English contrast bet:bait;
(b) (b) ר in in [TH
[TH
BH BHIH BH
IH IH/IH IH IH [ [ʁ̞ [
ʁ̞ʁ̞ ʁ̞]; ];
[THCSP CSP IS IS-ENG IS ENG
for
ENG] is usually actualized as [ [ɾ] [
] ] as as in in English English and and *[TH] [TH] not not as as in
in
(c) (c) consonantal ה in in BH BHIH BH
IH IH/IH IH /IH is usually silent or a glottal stop while while in in [TH
[TH
[THCSP CSP IS IS- IS
ENG ENG] ENG English speakers tend to realize it, in positions positions in which consonantal [ [h] [
]
appears appears appears in in English, English, as as the the original original [h] [h] - cf. the English contrast hat:at. Some
examples -
- "the door" ת ֶלדֶּ ה
ַ