Re: CHAT: silly names
| From: | Tommie L Powell <tommiepowell@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, March 18, 2001, 10:51 |
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2001 16:11:57 -0800 Frank George Valoczy
<valoczy@...> writes:
> > > "Krk"? How'd that be pronounced? I'm thinkin' syllablic r, but I
> can't
> > > remember how to represent that in ASCII-IPA.
> >
> > AFAIK, it is /krik/, or similar. But I could be wrong.
>
> it is pronounced /k@rk/, almost.
>
> Another fun one is S'trbske Pleso in Slovakia /St@rbske: ple:so/
Well, the r is vocalized, but it's not quite syllabic (because it
slaps the pallet behind the front teeth). My own best guess
is that, if we could slow the sound down, we'd hear "@r@".
--Tommie