Re: [tied] Re: Slavic palatalistions: why /c^/, /c/?

At 5:24:36 on Wednesday, 9 November 2005, tgpedersen wrote:

>>>> No it wasn't. Cf. ORuss. spellings like c^judo, etc.

>>> What phonetic sense is there in that? How would you
>>> distinguish between /c^/ and /c^j/?

>> I have no trouble pronouncing <c^judo> as written, and
>> the result is clearly distinct from that obtained by
>> pronouncing <c^udo> as written.

> Do you also pronounce 'chew' differently from 'choo'?

Slightly, but the difference is mostly in the vowel. This
has nothing to do with the difference between /c^/ and
/c^j/, however.

Brian