Date:  Fri, 27 Oct 1995 12:11:50 -0500

From:  Charles F Juengling <juen0001[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]GOLD.TC.UMN.EDU>

Subject: Re: folk/folklore



Wayne,

What do you mean `folk' has no /l/? Several years ago I was in a class

in which the prof had us underline all the resonants in a certain

paragraph ( as we speak them, not the letters). He was shocked to learn

that every student, about 2 dozen, in the class has /l/ in `folk.'

Fritz Juengling, who also has /l/ in `calm', `psalm', `palm' `almond'



On Fri, 27 Oct 1995, Wayne Glowka wrote:



> An astute sophomore in my linguistics class yesterday asked why "folk" has

> no /l/ but why the same element in "folklore" does. I had never noticed

> this difference in my own pronunciation before, but I maintain it. Anybody

> got a good explanation? My only guess is that "folklore" with an /l/ in

> "folk" is a reading-influenced pronunciation.

>

>

> Wayne Glowka

> Professor of English

> Director of Research and Graduate Student Services

> Georgia College

> Milledgeville, GA 31061

> 912-453-4222

> wglowka[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]mail.gac.peachnet.edu

>