Re: OT: long consonant clusters
| From: | Tristan McLeay <zsau@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, January 4, 2004, 3:56 |
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On Sat, 3 Jan 2004, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Quoting Robert Jung <RobertMJung@...>:
>
> > NOOOO!!!
> >
> > But I guess Benct is right... I heard those pronounced with a little [@]
> > ([k@rst], [p@rst])...
>
> Not [kr=st], [pr=st]? I don't think I've ever heard those particular words
> spoken by a native, but I seem to recall hearing Bosnians speaking of Krk as
> [kr=k], f'rinstance.
I know someone (of the Australian born but first language not English but
presently doesn't know much Croatian variety) whos surname is Krstovich
(or somesuch); he pronounces it [kr\Ist@vItS], or sometimes something like
[kristOvitS] (going by rough memories; the O and tS should probably be
whatever they should be in Croation). (His English is perfectly normal
Australian English, so it's non-rhotic if it makes a difference.)
--
Tristan