Re: [tied] A question about Russian

I pronounce four syllables: [Ak.'va.ri.um] (or [A.'kva.ri.um]) ([A] for
IPA's "inverted a"), with some kind of glide between [i] and [u]. An
allegro form (as I've just decided from introspection) seems to be
[A.'kva.riUm] (sic!), but not [A.'kva.rjum] -- at least a phonetic
contrast with ['tvarju m&jIj] 'my creater (Instr.sg.)' is very clear.

Sergei

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> From: wtsdv [mailto:liberty@...]
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 5:28 AM
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> Subject: [tied] A question about Russian
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>
> I don't know of a Russian or Slavic linguistics list,
> or I would post this question there, but hopefully
> nobody will mind if I ask here. Does the Russian
> word 'akvarium' have three, or four syllables? If
> three, is it [ak.va.riwm], or [ak.var.jum]? Thanks.
>
> David
>
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