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

On Wed, 1 Nov 2000 05:58:02 -0500 Carlos Thompson

> Leo Moser wabbe:
> > 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.
In Texas I hear [x] about as much as [h]. I wonder if that's caused by
there being two strata of Mexican-American population, the first around
the years of the Republic of Texas, and the second being the modern wave
of Latino migration.

I've gotten into the practice of saying [xalapenjo], but [sinko] not
[Tinko].

DaW.