Date:  Thu, 24 Feb 1994 13:39:32 CST

From:  Dennis Baron <debaron[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UIUC.EDU>

Subject: Re: local locality pronunciations



In Message Thu, 24 Feb 1994 09:58:21 -0700,

 Rudy Troike <RTROIKE[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]arizvms.bitnet> writes:



>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



One pronunciation that always gets me is how (at least in the midwest

and apparently on national tv) people pronounce croissant, which

sounds something like /krusaent/. I always expect the krwa syllable

to become kroy. Why kru?



Dennis

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