Re: [T] -> [f] (was: Chinese Dialect Question)

Mark J. Reed scripsit:

> I've heard of this "northern cities chain shift", but I don't know quite
> exactly what it is.  Have a pointer to a good description?
http://www.ic.arizona.edu/~lsp/Northeast/ncshift/ncshift.html is terse
but on point.

> But for whatever reason, vowel changes seem less dramatic than
> consonant ones to me.  I guess it's because with the vowels
> there was already so much more dialectical variety there to start with.
In English, yes.  In Spanish, it's typically the consonants that vary.

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