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Re: k(w)->p

From:Ed Heil <edheil@...>
Date:Tuesday, January 25, 2000, 23:49
Matt Pearson wrote:

> Ed Heil wrote: > > >It just doesn't seem very intuitive to me. qu and p seem very > >different > > Really? /p/ and /kw/ are both voiceless non-continuants, and > both involve a labial gesture. They seem pretty similar to > me...
Yes, really. --------------------------------------------------------------------- edheil@postmark.net --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Bill Gates is a white Persian cat and a monocle away from becoming another James Bond villain. 'No Mr Bond, I expect you to upgrade.'" --Dennis Miller ---------------------------------------------------------------------