Translation help

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Brian Johnson wrote:

> Dear SEELANGers,
>
> A Russian colleague of mine in St. Petersburg is writing a textbook and
> requested my help with the English equivalents of some Russian linguistic
> terms, but I would like your assistance. Could the willing linguists among
> us give me the closest technical terms in English for the following
> phrases in Russian?
>
> голосовые связки    golosovye sviazki
Vocal folds is most correct (makes you sound like a phonetician), though
most casual speakers say "vocal cords" (and many misspell it "chords").

> небная занавески    nebnaia zanaveski
Velum (point of articulation for velar consonants к, г, х = k, g, kh)
Pronounced with "long e" ['vi:lam] unlike "vellum."

> предударный слог    predudarnyi slog
Pretonic syllable (the one before the stress or other accent)
With indefinite article or in plural, can refer to any or all
syllable(s) before the accent

> заударный слог      zaudarnyi slog
Posttonic syllable (the one after the stress or other accent)
With indefinite article or in plural, can refer to any or all
syllable(s) after the accent

> стык слов           styk slov
Word boundary (where sandhi takes place, right?)

> Please reply to me off list (or on list if you feel it is a worthy
> discussion).

CCing to Brian's private address.

--
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
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Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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