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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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realis/irrealis
1 b 00 Irrealis moods 02 b 00 are the set of 05 0 00 that indicate that something is not actually the case. Simply put, they are any verb or sentence 05 1 00 that are not 05 2 00 . They may be part of expressions of necessity, possibility, requirement, wish or desire, fear, or as part of counterfactual reasonings, etc. 02 br
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01 b 00 Irrealis 02 b 00 05 3 00 forms are used when speaking of an event which has not happened, is not likely to happen, or is otherwise far removed from the real course of events. For example, in the sentence "If you had done your homework, you wouldn't have failed the class.", 01 i 00 had done 02 i 00 is an irrealis verb form. 02 br
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00 Some languages have distinct grammatical forms that indicate that the event described by a specific verb is an irrealis verb. Many of the 05 4 00 preserve a 05 5 00 that functions as an irrealis; some also preserve an 05 6 00 that describes events that are wished for or hoped for but not present. 02 br
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00 How do native speakers pronounce the words realis/irrealis? 02 br
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00 I have consulted several dictionaries but cannot find these two words, let alone their pronunciations. 0240c grammatical moods241c moods242href http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realis_moodsc realis moods243c verb244c Indo-European languages245c subjunctive mood246href http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optative_moodc optative mood
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01 b 00 Irrealis 02 b 00 05 3 00 forms are used when speaking of an event which has not happened, is not likely to happen, or is otherwise far removed from the real course of events. For example, in the sentence "If you had done your homework, you wouldn't have failed the class.", 01 i 00 had done 02 i 00 is an irrealis verb form. 02 br
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00 Some languages have distinct grammatical forms that indicate that the event described by a specific verb is an irrealis verb. Many of the 05 4 00 preserve a 05 5 00 that functions as an irrealis; some also preserve an 05 6 00 that describes events that are wished for or hoped for but not present. 02 br
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00 How do native speakers pronounce the words realis/irrealis? 02 br
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00 I have consulted several dictionaries but cannot find these two words, let alone their pronunciations. 0240c grammatical moods241c moods242href http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realis_moodsc realis moods243c verb244c Indo-European languages245c subjunctive mood246href http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optative_moodc optative mood
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0 I would presume: / ri 'a:l *s / and / 'ir i al *s /, where * is the schwa. 0-
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01 cite 10 Mister Micawber 12 cite 10 I would presume: / ri 11 font 10 'a: 12 font 10 l *s / and / 'ir i 11 font 10 a 12 font 10 l 10 *s /, where * is the schwa. 12 blockquote10 Do you mean that the stress falls on the second syllable of realis
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00 Does the 01 a 00 /@/ 02 a 00 represent the schwa sound? Does /æ/ represent the vowel sound of "cat"? 0-
01 cite 10 Marvin A. 12 cite 10 I would say them: [ r\iæl@s ] and [ Ir\iæl@s ] 12 blockquote10 On what syllable does the stress fall in these two words? 02 br
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00 Does the 01 a 00 /@/ 02 a 00 represent the schwa sound? Does /æ/ represent the vowel sound of "cat"? 0-
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01 cite 10 Teo 12 cite 11 blockquote11 cite 20 Marvin A. 22 cite 20 I would say them: [ r\iæl@s ] and [ Ir\iæl@s ] 22 blockquote20 On what syllable does the stress fall in these two words? 12 br
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10 Does the 11 a 10 /@/ 12 a 10 represent the schwa sound? Does /æ
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00 Do you mean that the stress falls on the second syllable of realis and the first syllable of irrealis? 12 br10 And yes for me, too-- but what I was aiming for was a symbol for halfway between 01 i 00 f 01 b 00
10 Does /a:/ represent the first vowel sound of "father"? Does /a/ represent the vowel sound of "cat"? 12 blockquote
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