LL-L: "Pronunciation" (was "Expressions") LOWLANDS-L, 25.MAR.2002 (01) [E]

[Sandy Fleming]

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From: Reuben Epp [repp at silk.net]
Subject: "Expressions"

> > From: Helge Tietz [helgetietz at yahoo.com]
> > Subject: "Expressions" 2002.03.21 (01) [E/LS]
> >
> > Reading this version of Low Saxon, obviouisly from
> > North America, I notice something which almost all
> > "colonial" Low Saxon dialects seem to have in common:
> > The pronounciation of initial "g" as a "j" (or in
> > English as "y" like in yesterday) whereas the
> > origional Low Saxon areas have a German-like initial
> > "g".

I'm not sure that I fully understand what is meant by 'colonial'
in the context of its relation to Low Saxon. But, I am well
aware that both 'g' and 'j' are heard in various Low Saxon
dialects as well as in some Standard German in Germany.
Who is not familiar with the widely-quoted Berliner German
sentence, "Eine jut jebratne Jans ist eine jute Jabe Jottes"?

Reuben Epp

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