Re: C_j vs Cj vs C_jj

On 6/14/06, Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...> wrote:
> 1. The syllable break is in a different place: [ˈmi.sʲatsʲ].
Thanks.

> 2. Try to pronounce [ɕ] instead of [sʲ]. It may add some Polish accent, but
> is still better than [sʲj].
That will make [s_j] very close to [S], though.

> Then try to eliminate hissing.
Uhm, eliminate hissing from a sibilant?   I'm confused.

> Don't be afraid:
Why does that instruction always mean "You should be very afraid now." ?

> Ukrainian has five possibilities - C, Cj, C_j, C_j:, and C_jj,
Five?!  Yikes!   Ok, let's see.  The C pattern would be something like
<Са>; the corresponding Cj would be <С'я>; and of course C_j would be
<Ся>; but how do you spell the others?  If the answer involves the
sequence <ь'> I may have to shoot myself.

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