Ukrainian stress

[Dan Newton]

I really appreciate your help, Ms. Meerson -- and Ralph Cleminson's  
as well -- but, puh-leez, we're not saving lives here.  And after  
all, my intention was NOT to consider it a case of bad composition --  
that's why I asked.  If we all have to walk on egg-shells around the  
subjects of our research, it's hard to even have a conversation.   
Lighten up.

Dan


On May 2, 2008, at 4:10 AM, Olga Meerson wrote:
>
> I think one ought to treat Mussorgsky with utter respect and with  
> even less condescension

> For a researcher, the presumption of intent in an author is a must  
> and is therefore incompatible with a condescending attitude towards  
> the researched author's lack of control of his own material.

>  for a researcher, this smarter-than-thou attitude is unproductive,  
> to say the least.

> So much for alcoholism amongst authors and "crude  
> physiologism" (a.k.a. "vulgar sociologism") amongst researchers.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Newton <danewton at U.WASHINGTON.EDU>
> Date: Friday, May 2, 2008 3:17 am
> Subject: [SEELANGS] Ukrainian stress
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I have a question for anyone familiar with Ukrainian.
>>
>> In Musorgskii's opera Soroschintsyi Fair, there is this line:
>> "Razve
>> mozhno s moei dochkoi takto obrashchat'sia?"  The musical line is
>> such that the word "moei" is stressed on the first syllable,
>> contrary
>> to Russian speech.  I'm wondering whether this is a case of the
>> late
>> stages of alcoholism (i.e., bad composition) or simply a
>> Ukrainianism.  Would Ukrainian stress the first syllable?
>>
>> Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Dan
>>
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