> A layman who has no idea about the symbol 'X'
according to the codes of the IPA (International Phonetics Association), can
hardly pronounce >AXOM / OXOM properly.
If you don't mind let me ask
you the question back. How a layman has the idea what sound to pronounce for
X for the following
English words?
xenophobia / xylophone
/ axiom /examination /excise / exit
Or Chinese
name : Xingjiang
Or Spanish name :
Mexico
Or Russian : Xruschev,
Chexov
Or Greek:
Xarish
The answer to all these is that
we will have to learn the correct pronounciation of X in all these
words in different language. Even in English we cannot take it for granted
that it will be pronounced as X in Box all the time. Similarly people
will have to learn the correct pronunciation of X in Oxom, Xongkordev,
Xotriya, Xukanguri etc in Assamese.
And how do we teach
people?
Very simple, we simply tell
that the X in Assamese is pronounced like
X = kh, a guttural
sound pronounced as 'ch' as in the Scottich word 'Loch' or german
word 'Bach', or Zurich etc
Now against the above, what we
have on the table:
ASOM :(Ppronounced
ESOM)
How do we teach people
to pronounce S in ASOM?
S as in Sun or S as in kh
=?
I wil write leter why the first
vowel need to be O and not A for OXOM.
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 5:59
AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Fwd: Enough of
this Controversy !
Thats very true.
A layman
who has no idea about the symbol 'X' according to the codes of the IPA
(International Phonetics Association), can hardly pronounce AXOM / OXOM
properly. But at least the Sahitya Sabha Stalwarts ought to be aware of
the significance of 'X' and re-christen the "ASS" as Asom Xahitya Xabha
(AXX). I am leaving out the word "Asom" (for as I said, a lot of
controversy surrounds it).
Anyways, thanx for ur mail.
Regards,
Praantik
Rajen Barua
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Some people seem to be quite happy with
ASS.
It seems Asom Sahitya Sabha
(ASS) changed its name only in 1964 to
ASS.
It may be the right time now for it
to change to OXX (Oxom Xahitya
Xobha)
RB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006
9:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Assam] Fwd: Enough
of this Controversy !
Praantik Barua
seems to drive home some good points.
On 3/16/06, Webmaster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
To,
The Editor,
The Assam Tribune,
Guwahati - 781 003.
Sub: Enough of
this Controversy !
Dear Sir,
For those persons who worry about the peculiarity of the 'S'
pronounciation in the word "Asom", I find it somewhat strange.
Today, the non-French or the non-German speakers, when pronouncing
French or German words try to pronounce as perfectly as the former.
When our State becomes economically developed, people all over the
world would take interest in pronouncing "Asom" as per the
style of the Asomese/ Asomiya language.
Also,
its very disappointing to see the whole lot of confusion and
controversy created over the issue of State Name. Infact, if we
observe carefully, it is not "Change" of name, but a sort of
"Rectification". When the world-renowned Indian city of "Bombay" was
changed to the drastically different
word "Mumbai", all the sections of the Maharashtrian
People accepted it. Though it sounded somewhat rustic, they took
pride in it. And, today the whole of India and the world has become
used to the word "Mumbai" in a span of just a few months. All the
government as well as non-government including Newspapers,
Magazines, Text-books etc all over India has replaced "Bombay" as
"Mumbai". They didn't deem it as breaking of 'tradition' (if
"Bombay" was their tradition in the true sense), but as
"Restoration of Native Pride". But the situation is very different
out here in this state. Infact the difference among the people in
this state is stiffling. There is no point in making a Constructive
move out here. Someone had rightly written it off as "Assam".
Truely, this controversy and difference among its people over this
issue proves ------ "Ass"amese people deserve their state to be
called "Ass"am. Keep it up ! Long live "Assam" ! Joi Aai
"Ass"am !!!
Yours sincerely,
Praantik Barua,
Guwahati - 3
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