kartavnie

[Genevra Gerhart]

Dear Seelangers and linguists in particular:

Question is: what is there about the Russian r and l that makes it difficult
for some (Russian) people to pronounce correctly?

_For the sake of this discussion_ we assume that kartavanie is an
undesirable trait, and that it is, therefor worth eliminating. (We have
heard of some parents willing to have their children operated on to
eliminate the phenomenon.)

Is the source of the problem physical (shape of mouth, for example), or
cultural (grew up among Frenchmen)?  Are the people who do it, aware that
they do?

Are there similar or comparable lapses in other languages? (I have not come
across any, but that isn't saying much.)

Thanks,

Genevra

http://www.GenevraGerhart.com

ggerhart at comcast.net

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