z / dz comment

[C A Volker]

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From: owner-MIHALIC at anu.edu.au [mailto:owner-MIHALIC at anu.edu.au]On Behalf Of
Eva Lindstr$B‹N(B
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 10:14 AM
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Subject: Re: What's this phenomenon?

Has anyone else noticed the letter 'z' being pronounced [dz]
(or rather alveolar than dental)? This happened a bit in
NI when people said New Zealand etc. Ultra-foreign sound.

[My response is:] When I was teaching in the National High School system,
this was a common usage in English with speakers from various parts of the
country. Simbus were the ones I noticed it most with, so that "zoo" would
come out almost like "Jew".
Craig Volker