Re: USAGE: Voiced/voiceless stops in English, was: Re: Pronouncing Tokana...

In a message dated 2/5/2000 8:59:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
raccoon@ELKNET.NET writes:

<<  In this
 > respect it is similar to the "r > z / lax V __ weak V (sonorant) #" rule,
 > which in most of England applies only to first names (Sharon > Shaz etc.),
 > but in certain sociolects on the west Lancashire coast extends more widely
 > through the lexicon (sorry > soz, borrow > boz, etc.).

 Wow, interesting. I've found out that Bazza is a common nickname for Barry,
 but never knew it extended to any other names. Are soz, boz, etc. slang?

 Very strange stuff.  I'm reminded of the Argentine dialect (AFAIK provincial
 and way non-standard) where trilled /r-/ and /-rr-/ are pronounced with a
lot of Z-like offset.  I think it was in Tucumán, trying to change money, I
was directed to "la casa [rZeZes]"--- several fruitless repeats later, the
lady pointed down the street where I saw the sign "REYES".