Re: the lonely affricate
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 25, 1999, 2:10 |
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Josh Roth wrote:
> Arabic has /dZ/ but no /tS/.
Are you sure? My Lebanese neighbor told me that, altho he liked the
name Jennifer, he couldn't name his daughter that, as he wanted a name
that would transfer well into English and Arabic, the reason he said was
that Arabic has no /dZ/, only /Z/, so that Jennifer would start with
/Z/. Incidentally, they named her "Lillie". Of course, he might be
referring to his particular dialect, that is the Lebanese dialect.
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