Re: C_j vs Cj vs C_jj

You have it easy.  I am physically incapable of saying [r], and can
only palatalise plosives.

On 6/14/06, Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> wrote:
> As I mentioned, I'm learning Ukrainian.  One of the words I've learned
> is that for moon: /'mis_j.ats_j/.  But it keeps coming out as
> ['mis_j.jats_j/].  My Ukrainian coworker can't help but try to correct
> me when I say it, even though she  helpfully told me not to worry,
> since all Americans make the mistake.
>
> AAAAAARGH!   I'm an Ugly American!!  I might as well go all out: use
> [r\] instead of [r], diphthongalize all my long vowels... [doubr\i:
> dein.  j&k ZItjAw].  Or just speak English, but LOUDER.
>
> Woe is me...
>
> I'm practicing releasing the [s_j] without a [j] slipping in there,
> but it's hard, especially since I can't really hear the difference
> myself...
>
> --
> Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
>