| From: | Frank George Valoczy <valoczy@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, May 22, 2001, 17:28 |
> > Hmm. Interesting indeed, although I hear it beginning with /dZ/ often > enough. That pronunciation *really* grates on me... >Our now thankfully departed ex-Premier goes by the name of Ujjal Dosanjh, with the /j/ supposed to be pronounced as in English, namely as [dZ]. Why then, do most people say [u:Z@l do"sA:nZ] instead of [udZ:al dosandZ] or [u:dZ@l do"sA:ndZ] even? I've noticed this often when whites here pronounce Punjabi names, that they pronounce the /j/ as [Z] instead of [dZ]. Would anyone have any ideas as to why? -------ferko Ferenc Gy. Valoczy Free British Columbia! Virtual Votia - Vaddjamaa Internetaza: http://www.geocities.com/uralica railways page: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3976/ 25kV 50Hz: http://www.mp3.com/25kV50Hz
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