Re: The Combos [hj] [hw] and [gw] in Conlangs

On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 05:58:02 -0500, Carlos Thompson
<carlos_thompson@...> wrote:

>Leo Moser wabbe:
>
>> > Well, let's say first that my dialect of Spanish uses [h] for {j},
>> > instead of Peninsular [x]. <clip>     > -- Carlos Th
>>
>> What dialect is it?
>
>Modern Bogotá high/medium-class Spanish, subset of Central Colombian
>Spanish, but this feature is present in  most Colombian dialect AFAIK.
>
>> What other Spanish dialects have [h] in your knowledge ?
>
>In my understanding this is the common pronunciation in the Caribbean,
>México, Bolivia...  I would say the Americas, but acording to Pablo
>Flores, the pronunciation in Argentina is [x].  I don't know if the
>Spanish-English dictionary of the University of Chicago, has a map
>showing the [h]/[x] areas.
>
>-- Carlos Th
LEO:
I know people from Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, and some of the other
hispanoamerican countries; I'll ask them to pronounce some words when I can.
Definitely check the University of Chicago dictionary, if you can get hold
of it. But also check the publication date. The maps in the older editions
may be obsolete.

Jeff