Re: Fricativization as it happens
| From: | Lars Finsen <lars.finsen@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, January 26, 2009, 18:53 |
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Den 26. jan. 2009 kl. 18.31 skreiv R A Brown:
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> Yep = every initial /p/ is [p_h] of course, and we have [ph] in
> in the words I gave above. it also occurs in some pronunciations of
> _shepherd_,
Yes, I have heard the h in herd simply dropped in some
pronunciations. Are there other variants? So maybe this is the
ongoing process with [ph], going towards [p] or possibly [p_h].
Sheppard is a not uncommon variant of the personal name, BTW.
LEF
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