Date:  Thu, 24 Feb 1994 09:58:21 -0700

From:  Rudy Troike <RTROIKE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ARIZVMS.BITNET>

Subject: Re: local locality pronunciations



The reason for the /byuwn[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]/ pronunciation of <bueno> is, of course, the

lack of homorganic stop + resonant initial clusters in English, e.g. */tl/

(despite e.e. cummings <tlot, tlot>), */dl/, */pw/, */bw/. Some speakers

even have problems with /gw/, presumably reflecting labial-velar similarities.

One speaker I know pronounces <bueno> as /byuweynow/.

    Rudy Troike