Fricative voicing in *houses*
David Bergdahl
dlbrgdhl at GMAIL.COM
Thu May 11 10:01:06 UTC 2006
Syracuse [sir at kjus] for downstaters but [ser at kjuz] for upstaters is what I
remember from my decade living there 1958-68.
On 5/10/06, sagehen <sagehen at westelcom.com> wrote:
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> Beverly writes:
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> >I assume Syracuse might also be [s] or [z], New Yorkers?
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> I think I only hear [z] up here in the northmost part of NY, and I use
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> myself, but I'm not a real NewYorker, just a 30-some year resident.
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