Re: Fricativization as it happens

I think neutral is the best bet.  Though the kid's initial ribbing in
elementary school may be a bit harsh.

BTW, is <ph>=/f/ really from a sound change in English anywhere?  I had
presumed it came down from Greek terms -- some of them maybe borrowed
through French.  I'm not sure, though.  We obviously still have [p_h] as
well as [ph].

On Sun, 25 Jan 2009 23:42:41 +0000, Eugene Oh <un.doing@...> wrote:

>On the other hand, levelling and peer influence would almost certainly
>ensure this natural experiment doesn't come to fruition. :(
>(Should we ethically feel sad, or happy, or any way at all about such a
>thing?)
>
>Eugene
>
>2009/1/25 Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
>
>> My almost-3-year-old has trouble saying "cupholder" - it comes out as
>> "cupfolder".  Presumably the next step would be "cuffolder" and the
>> sound change that left English with so many instances of <ph>=/f/
>> would be complete. :)
>>
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>>
>> Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
>>

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