NABOKV-L post 0009323, Thu, 12 Feb 2004 18:14:51 -0800

MessageEDNOTE. It is my impression the R/L distinction is distributional and hence allophonic, not phonemic in Japanese.

----- Original Message -----
From: Dmitri Nabokov
To: 'D. Barton Johnson'
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 8:31 AM
Subject: FW: Fw: Dividas ameacam ...returning to googling clatharate...


Dear Don (please post),

In response to Brian Howell, I believe it's "lolicon," not "roricon." We know the difficulty the Japanese have with the letter "L," and the embarrassment that can ensue when they try to pronounce such English locutions as "parlamentary elections will be held on Tuesday."

Best,

DN
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From: Sandy Klein [mailto:sk@starcapital.net]
Sent: jeudi, 12. février 2004 16:37
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From: D. Barton Johnson [mailto:chtodel@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:11 PM
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Howell" pakmshlter@yahoo.com

Perhaps not surprsingly, in Japan, a Lolita complex is known as 'roricon' (sp?).


Brian Howell