Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0009326, Fri, 13 Feb 2004 09:58:26 -0800

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Fw: Fw: Fw: Dividas ameacam ...returning to googling
clatharate... lolicon
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EDNOTE. I think we need the advice of a Japanese speaker who is a native
speaker of both Japanese and English.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Howell" <pakmshlter@yahoo.com>
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> I see what Don is getting at, but now I see that a
> quick check on Google referes you back to 'lolicon' as
> DN asserted. I'm a bit surprised, as the 'roricon'
> orthography would more closly reflect how Japanese
> people actually say it (though I am not a linguist) .
>
> Brian Howell
>
>
> --- "D. Barton Johnson" <chtodel@cox.net> wrote:
> > 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
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sandy Klein [mailto:sk@starcapital.net]
> > Sent: jeudi, 12. février 2004 16:37
> > To: Dmitri Nabokov
> > Subject: Fw: Fw: Dividas ameacam ....returning to
> > googling clatharate...
> >
> >
> > From: D. Barton Johnson [mailto:chtodel@cox.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 9:11 PM
> > To: NABOKV-L@LISTSERV.UCSB.EDU
> > Subject: Fw: Fw: Dividas ameacam ...returning to
> > googling clatharate...
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Brian Howell" pakmshlter@yahoo.com
> >
> > Perhaps not surprsingly, in Japan, a Lolita complex
> > is known as 'roricon' (sp?).
> >
> >
> > Brian Howell
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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