Date:  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 19:10:17 -0400

From:  TERRY IRONS <t.irons[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>

Subject: Re: Chicago pronc



On Sat, 22 Jun 1996 simon[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]CVAX.IPFW.INDIANA.EDU wrote:



> I seem to hear the city name, Chicago, pronounced [CI-] more and more.

> Am I alone in [S[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]-] (the ampersand is a schwa).

>

> beth

>



I hear the affricate pronc often myself, although I believe I say it with

a fricative.



Could this be a result of spelling?



A stereotype of Hispanic English uses this pronunciation. Could there be

some influence here?



Or is some strictly phonological mechanism at work?



It seems to me a while back there was a discussion of where [s] is

becoming an affricate in the middle of words, too, but I can't remember

the example.



Virtually, Terry

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