> Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 22:45:20 -0000
> From: And Rosta <a.rosta@...>
>
> Ray:
> > Even more strange is the pronunciation used by some in England when
> > attempting to pronounce the Welsh lateral fricative {ll}; they 'hear'
> > (incorrectly) it as /xl/ and say [kl] !
>
> Speaking as an eminent Livagianist, I don't find it at all strange.
> Livagian /xl/ (<khl>) and /Gl/ (<ghl>) are normally pronounced as
> voiceless and voiced lateral fricatives.
Compare also the use by the Spanish of tl for similar sounds in South
American languages.
Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)