אָ as [o] in an open syllable and [ɔ] in a closed syllable but ע as [ɛ] consistently?
From the alef-beys video here:
Yiddish Alphabet Video | Yiddish Book Center
Am I hearing that right? If so, is it a mixture of Western and Eastern traditions? If not, is it Western or Eastern, and how come it/the corresponding Ashkenazi Hebrew case isn't mentioned in any of the following sources:
http://dovidkatz.net/dovid/PDFLinguistics/1993b.pdf
http://d2b4hhdj1xs9hu.cloudfront.net/B1HH211U.jpg
anywhere on the YIVO website except for their own alef-beys audio?
From the alef-beys video here:
Yiddish Alphabet Video | Yiddish Book Center
Am I hearing that right? If so, is it a mixture of Western and Eastern traditions? If not, is it Western or Eastern, and how come it/the corresponding Ashkenazi Hebrew case isn't mentioned in any of the following sources:
http://dovidkatz.net/dovid/PDFLinguistics/1993b.pdf
http://d2b4hhdj1xs9hu.cloudfront.net/B1HH211U.jpg
anywhere on the YIVO website except for their own alef-beys audio?
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