Re: Questions (mostly about phonemics)
| From: | <morphemeaddict@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, January 21, 2007, 1:00 |
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In a message dated 1/20/2007 5:38:39 PM Central Standard Time,
leon_math@YAHOO.COM writes:
> 1. Is it possible to distinguish two final unreleased consanants? i.e. Is
> there a sound difference between "back there" and "bat there"
>
Yes, it's possible, and it happens all the time. The difference is the
difference between /k/ and /t/. There is no assimilation to a /t/ sound in "back
there". Even if someone said it that way, it would likely be understood,
context helping as it usually does, but it would sound funny.
stevo