Re: Question about T and D

Steven Williams wrote:
> > Ph. D. wrote:
> > <<
> > Phonology is not my strong suit. I want to include
> [T] and [D] in my conlang. Can someone suggest what
> sounds might develop into [T] and [D] (and under what
> conditions) in a languages which does not have those
> sounds? I'm looking for something plausible here.
> >  >>
>
> Another interesting evolution is Latin palatalized [k]
> to Castillian Spanish [T]:
>
> [k] (before [e] and [i]) --> [tS] --> [ts] --> [T]
>
Also: t before i plus a vowel, at least in the ending *-tione- >
Cast. -Tión, probably via [tj] or [ts]; and IIRC also Lat. z > Cast. T,
probably via (original?) [dz] > [ts].

Another possibility (non-natlang AFAIK): a strongly dental [t_d] might
affricate to [tT], thence to [T]. This is the source of /s/ in Kash-- in
various relatives T, ts, t, h and possibly others as yet undiscovered :-)))