Launceston - pronunciation
David Bennetts
To settle a bit of an argument which is raging here, I'd appreciate the
local pronunciation for the town's name. My recollection in visiting was
something like LON son. The Tasmanian city's name is pronounced LON ses
t'n.
David Bennetts
Canberra
Australia
Anthony Frost
> To settle a bit of an argument which is raging here, I'd appreciate the
> local pronunciation for the town's name. My recollection in visiting was
> something like LON son. The Tasmanian city's name is pronounced LON ses
> t'n.
Lans'n is probably closer...
Anthony
Nick Osborne
David Bennetts wrote:
> To settle a bit of an argument which is raging here, I'd appreciate the
> local pronunciation for the town's name. My recollection in visiting was
> something like LON son. The Tasmanian city's name is pronounced LON ses
> t'n.
>
> David Bennetts
> Canberra
> Australia
My grandfather, from Helston, called it Lans tun.. the 'tun' being very
very abbreviated
Kevrenor (Chris Dunkerley)
"David Bennetts" <davi...@pcug.org.au> wrote:
>To settle a bit of an argument which is raging here, I'd appreciate the
>local pronunciation for the town's name. My recollection in visiting was
>something like LON son. The Tasmanian city's name is pronounced LON ses
>t'n.
>
>David Bennetts
>Canberra
>Australia
Well I am an Cornish Aussie too but I have heard several Cornish
people pronounce it differently, depending on where they came from. In
west Cornwall where my ties are it is: Lanson (shortish a), or
Larnson (long a). (well at least to my Aussie ear). I am sure some
real Cornish will enlighten us both. I'd particularly like to know how
Launceston (Kernow) people pronounce it?
Chris Dunkerley
Sydney
Malcolm Prisk
On Sat, 14 Feb 1998 12:26:55 GMT, kevr...@ozemail.com.au (Kevrenor
(Chris Dunkerley)) wrote:
[snip]
>
>Well I am an Cornish Aussie too but I have heard several Cornish
>people pronounce it differently, depending on where they came from. In
>west Cornwall where my ties are it is: Lanson (shortish a), or
>Larnson (long a). (well at least to my Aussie ear). I am sure some
>real Cornish will enlighten us both. I'd particularly like to know how
>Launceston (Kernow) people pronounce it?
>
>Chris Dunkerley
>Sydney
As an expat Cornishman living in England I normally pronounce in
"Launc-tn", i.e. the "ces" is not pronounced. A lot of Cornish
pronounce it "Lanson" which is probably more correct. The Australian
pronounciation of "Laun-ces-ton" (as I remember hearing it when I was
in Melbourne last year) for the Tasmanian city is not correct for the
Cornish town that bears the same name.
Malcolm
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Elatus
>On Sat, 14 Feb 1998 12:26:55 GMT, kevr...@ozemail.com.au (Kevrenor
>(Chris Dunkerley)) wrote:
>
>[snip]
>>
>>Well I am an Cornish Aussie too but I have heard several Cornish
>>people pronounce it differently, depending on where they came from. In
>>west Cornwall where my ties are it is: Lanson (shortish a), or
>>Larnson (long a). (well at least to my Aussie ear). I am sure some
>>real Cornish will enlighten us both. I'd particularly like to know how
>>Launceston (Kernow) people pronounce it?
>>
>>Chris Dunkerley
>>Sydney
As someone who went to school at Launceston College from 1995-1981, everyone
always called the town "Lanson" - when, years later I called it "Launson" to
someone from the town, they gave me a telling off and said "and I thought you
came from the town!"
So, in short, "Lanson" is correct :-)
Cheers,
Elatus
jkw...@cableinet.co.uk
What about other non-Phonetic names like Fowey and Looe- how do you
pronounce them?
Elatus
>What about other non-Phonetic names like Fowey and Looe- how do you
>pronounce them?
Fowey = "Foy" and I've not heard any odd pronunciation of Looe - "Loo" is the
one, I think (Though I stand to be corrected :-)
Cheers,
Elatus
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Richard Yates
Malcolm Prisk wrote:
> As an expat Cornishman living in England I normally pronounce in
> "Launc-tn", i.e. the "ces" is not pronounced. A lot of Cornish
> pronounce it "Lanson" which is probably more correct. The Australian
> pronounciation of "Laun-ces-ton" (as I remember hearing it when I was
> in Melbourne last year) for the Tasmanian city is not correct for the
> Cornish town that bears the same name.
Lan'sn - very North Cornwall.
Lorn sest on - very North American.
lorn ston (very slow and deliberate) - frequent S/W Cornwall.
Richard.
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Leslie Sitek
Dhe Mon, 16 Feb 1998 19:52:58 -0800, Richard Yates
<r.j....@open.ac.uk> a skrifas:
LAUNCESTON: pronounced "LAN-son", not, as so often heard on the media,
"LAWN-ston" [derived from the] Middle Cornish lan Stefan, St
Stephans's church site"; and [from] the Old English [suffix] tun
"farm". The 14th c. form Lanceton, and the 15th c. Lanson, showshow
early the present pronunciation was in place"
from "Cornish Place Names and Language, Graig Weatherhill, published
by Sigma Leisure; ISBN 185058 462 1
Leslie Sitek.
Leslie Sitek
http://home.pi.net/~siteklj/kernow.htm
Leslie Sitek
Dhe 15 Feb 1998 15:14:53 GMT, ela...@aol.com (Elatus) a skrifas:
'FOWEY named after the river Fowey; River Fowey is derived from the
Middle Cornish faw-i meaning "beech tree river". The curchtown was
Langorthou in the 14th c. derived from Middle Cornish lan Gortho,
"Gortho's church site". Bothe town and river are pronounced "foi"'
'LOOE derived from the Middle Cornish logh, "inlet"'
(no pronunciation given)
from Cornish Place Names and Language, Graig Weatherhill.
Leslie Sitek
http://home.pi.net/~siteklj/kernow.htm
A R Climo-Thompson
No such way: Launceston is just an English corruption of Lanstefan ->
shortened to Lansen.
Andrew
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Martyn
correct pronounciation of Launceston "Lan Stefan" is Lan son stress on LAN
with long Cornish "a" as in english "aah", "Lanson" spelling used on traffic
cones circa 1979, incorrect BBC English "Lawnston" or "Lawnson"
Martyn
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