Linguimericks—Book २२ SpecGram Vol CLXXIV, No 1 Contents /nuz baɪts/

Phonologist’s Shanty

Traditional

What shall we do with the velar nasal?
What shall we do with the velar nasal?
What shall we do with the velar nasal?
Early in the morning.

Hooray, and up she rises!
Hooray, and up she rises!
Hooray, and up she rises!
Early in the morning.

Limit its occurrence to a syllable coda,
Limit its occurrence to a syllable coda,
Limit its occurrence to a syllable coda,
Early in the morning.

Hooray, and up she rises!
Hooray, and up she rises!
Hooray, and up she rises!
Early in the morning.

Merge it on the sly with an alveolar,
Merge it on the sly with an alveolar,
Merge it on the sly with an alveolar,
Early in the morning.

Hooray, and up she rises!
Hooray, and up she rises!
Hooray, and up she rises!
Early in the morning.

Generate it cunningly with allophony,
Generate it cunningly with allophony,
Generate it cunningly with allophony,
Early in the morning.

Hooray, and up she rises!
Hooray, and up she rises!
Hooray, and up she rises!
Early in the morning.

LinguimericksBook २२
/nuz baɪts/
SpecGram Vol CLXXIV, No 1 Contents