On Sun, 9 Apr 2000 22:07:04 Isabelle Bracamonte wrote: >"The pronunciation of unstressed e and o is not >indicated in the dictionaries. It is assumed that >unstressed e and o are always closed in spoken >Italian. The modern vocal usage, however, makes >variation on this rule. [...] Like English, but >unlike French and German, Italian has no 'official' >stage diction. [...] Preceding the stress, unstressed >o and e are closed. >venire seguita delizia felice speranza >domani sospira comprare volare Ok. All these are closed On the preceding ones I agree.
>Following the stress or final, unstressed e and o are >open. >venutE seguitE deliziE opEra angElO sE lE finchE vendE >ladrO sospirO popOlO purO sanO comOdO All these are close
>nO avrO sO Only these are open (as farO' - andrO' - perciO' - perO' - cioE' - E')
Notice that these words are: a)mono-syllabes (mono-syllabes are sometimes close, sometime open: se le lo nO sO dO ....): there is no rule! or a)if they are multi-syllabes they are stressed on the end (in italian they are sayd "tronche", in english perhaps "truncated"). Even there we have exceptions: they are mostly open, but not always (see finche' - perche' ....)
Summarizing:
I think that: if the word is not truncated or mono-syllabe, the last word "E" or "O" is close. If the word is mono-syllabe or truncated, we have not a rule (as I stated on a) and b) points)
>From: Diction, by John Moriarty. Note that I have >rendered open e "E" and open o "O."
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