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

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 41993
Date: 2005-11-10

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From: "tgpedersen" <tgpedersen@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 09, 2005 4:24 AM
Subject: [tied] Re: Slavic palatalistions: why /c^/, /c/?


>
> > >> 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'?
>
>
> Torsten

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Patrick:

For what it may be worth (perhaps nothing), I pronounce <chew> /tsju/ and
<choo> /tsu/.

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