Date:    Wed, 13 May 1998 11:27:35 -0500
<br>From:    Matthew Gordon <gordonm[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CALUMET.PURDUE.EDU>
<br>Subject: Re: Beijing /j/
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<br>Adding to the list of hyperforeign pronunciations, I recall hearing a
<br>radio newsperson speaking of Gorbachev retreating to his "dacha" which
<br>was pronounced with  the velar fricative [x] in place of the palatal
<br>affricate [tS].  Is there a general pattern of opting for Germanesque
<br>pronunciations of Russian words vs. Frenchified versions of items from
<br>other languages?
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