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4/ Fornander, pp. 67-68.
5/ It is a common claim of
individuals who do not 9peak the
Hawaiian language (and who are
unfamiliar with Hawaiian as it is
spoken today) that the pronunciation
of the language was radically changed
when it was committed to writing.
This is not true. The language has
continued to be pronounced in the same
regional ways up to today, with any
reduction in certain regional
pronunciation habits due to the
movement of people between islands,
rather than the effect of the writing
system. For speakers of Hawaiian in
the nineteenth century who did not
speak English, there was no way for
them to know the symbolic value of the
letters in English and, furthermore,
people are usually not aware of the
different pronunciations that they
give phonemes (or letters in writing)
in any language. An example from
English is the phoneme _t, which has
variable pronunciations between
dialects and even between different
positions in words in the same
dialect. In many North American
dialects of English, t^ is pronounced
like a d_ or Japanese jr between vowels,
e.g., writer (rider); as a glottal
stop before a vowel followed by n,
e.g., button (ba'n); and as a simple _t
(with slight aspiration) at the
beginning of a word, e.g., toad
(tnoad). British and (local Hawai'i)
English speakers have different
patterns for pronouncing t_ and most
speakers of the language do not notice
their own pronunciations of the
phoneme _t. Similarly, it is often
easier to imitate a dialect that is
different from one's own than to tell
exactly how it is different.
Just like English speakers,
Hawaiian speakers are not usually
aware of how they pronounce each
letter in the written language, and
regional pronunciations have
continued.
For English speakers to assume that
the form of the letters in the written
Hawaiian alphabet would affect the
native speakers' pronunciation of
Hawaiian is as silly as expecting the
same thing to have occurred in English
where the values given to many letters
are different from the usual usage in
other European languages; e.g., &_ as
in cat, e as in beet and late, etc.
6/ The lyrics to English songs and
even English rhyming schemes appear
very dull to traditional Hawaiian ears
because they are so predictable and
often overly repetitive. The most
bothersome thing is the way in which
English songs lay bare for any old
stranger to hear and comment on the
composer's (and honoree's) "undying
love" (popular songs), "sexual
arousal" (rock songs), "public love of
Jesus" (gospel songs), etc.
2/ Lest one think that Hawaiian
culture is the only one in which a
fundamental concept can be applied to
extremes, it should be pointed out
that similar situations exist in
American culture. The American
concept of the power of law (that is,
sentences of words set down by agreedupon
procedures) is very strong. If,
for example, a confessed mass murderer
is able to find even the tiniest
loophole in the written law intended
to punish his crime, he can go free
even if he openly declares his
intention to do more killings.
Similarly, a law that required death
for stealing a horse could
theoretically result in the execution
of someone who stole a horse in order
to save someone else's life.
In Hawaiian culture, the extremes
that resulted from full application of
certain concepts (e.g., the elevation
of the group's lineage through
impressive kapu applied to the group's
senior line) were tempered by the
concept of aloha that allowed ali'i to
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 American culture. The American
 concept of the power of law (that is,
-sentences of words set down by agreedupon
+sentences of words set down by agreed-upon
 procedures) is very strong. If,
 for example, a confessed mass murderer
@@ Line 102: / Line 102: @@
 certain concepts (e.g., the elevation
 of the group's lineage through
-impressive kapu applied to the group's
+impressive <u>kapu</u> applied to the group's
 senior line) were tempered by the
-concept of aloha that allowed ali'i to
+concept of aloha that allowed <u>ali'i</u> to
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@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-/ Fornander, pp. 67-68.
+<u>4</u>/ Fornander, pp. 67-68.
 / It is a common claim of
-individuals who do not 9peak the
+<u>5</u>/ It is a common claim of
 Hawaiian language (and who are
 unfamiliar with Hawaiian as it is
@@ Line 23: / Line 24: @@
 give phonemes (or letters in writing)
 in any language. An example from
-English is the phoneme _t, which has
+English is the phoneme <u>t</u>, which has
 variable pronunciations between
 dialects and even between different
 positions in words in the same
 dialect. In many North American
-dialects of English, t^ is pronounced
+dialects of English, <u>t</u> is pronounced
-like a d_ or Japanese jr between vowels,
+like a <u>d</u> or Japanese <u>r</u> between vowels,
-e.g., writer (rider); as a glottal
+e.g., <u>writer</u> (rider); as a glottal
-stop before a vowel followed by n,
+stop before a vowel followed by <u>n</u>,
-e.g., button (ba'n); and as a simple _t
+e.g., <u>button</u> (ba'n); and as a simple <u>t</u>
 (with slight aspiration) at the
-beginning of a word, e.g., toad
+beginning of a word, e.g., <u>toad</u>
-(tnoad). British and (local Hawai'i)
+(thoad). British and (local Hawai'i)
 English speakers have different
-patterns for pronouncing t_ and most
+patterns for pronouncing <u>t</u> and most
 speakers of the language do not notice
 their own pronunciations of the
-phoneme _t. Similarly, it is often
+phoneme <u>t</u>. Similarly, it is often
 easier to imitate a dialect that is
 different from one's own than to tell
 exactly how it is different.
 Just like English speakers,
 Hawaiian speakers are not usually
@@ Line 50: / Line 52: @@
 regional pronunciations have
 continued.
 For English speakers to assume that
 the form of the letters in the written
@@ Line 58: / Line 61: @@
 where the values given to many letters
 are different from the usual usage in
-other European languages; e.g., &_ as
+other European languages; e.g., <u>a</u> as
-in cat, e as in beet and late, etc.
+in cat, <u>e</u> as in beet and late, etc.
 / The lyrics to English songs and
 even English rhyming schemes appear
 very dull to traditional Hawaiian ears
@@ Line 72: / Line 76: @@
 arousal" (rock songs), "public love of
 Jesus" (gospel songs), etc.
-/ Lest one think that Hawaiian
 culture is the only one in which a
 fundamental concept can be applied to
@@ Line 92: / Line 97: @@
 of someone who stole a horse in order
 to save someone else's life.
 In Hawaiian culture, the extremes
 that resulted from full application of
@@ Line 99: / Line 105: @@
 senior line) were tempered by the
 concept of aloha that allowed ali'i to
+{{p|217}}