Re: LONG: Latest Wenetaic Stuff

rhialto@easynet.co.uk writes:
>2) That funny r sound. I dont remember the exact details of the
>conversation
>I had with paul. But, I think it goes on the lines that the Japanese R
>sounds like a cross between d,t,r,l to American ears because of the
>American
>dialect. Their R is notably different from the British R. I had a long
>phone
>call with a Scottish friend of mine earlier this evening, and apparently,
>the Japanese R and the Scottish R are very slightly different, but
>perfectly
>understandable. imho, this same R is also found in Maltese. I have no
>first
>hand knowledge of Spanish, so I can't compare that.

One of my friends from school, who was a transfer student from Japan
(Obirin University, if any of you have heard of it), was helping us to
pronounce the Japanese R one day, and she said it was like a mix between L
and R. For instance, when she said her name slowly, it sounded almost like
an L (like "Leiko" instead of "Reiko). When she said it fast it sounded
like an R.



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