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Re: Aspirated stops vs. fricatives (was Re: Tit'xka (Pretty Long Post))

From:Eric Christopherson <eric@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 30, 1998, 5:45
Nik Taylor wrote:
> > Eric Christopherson wrote: > > /p/, /t/, and /k/ are generally aspirated in English except after /s/, > > so (AFAIK) the k in "kill" and the ck in "pack" are the same: [kIl] > > [p&k]. But notice that "skill" is [sk_hIl]. > > Not so. kill = [k_hIl], skill = [skIl], pack = [p&k]. The /k/ in skill > and the /k/ in pack aren't quite the same either. I'm not sure exactly > what the difference is, tho, but there is a subtle difference.
ACK! Yeah, I messed up those examples. I think the difference between initial and final /k/ is not aspiration, but point of articulation. The /k/ in "kill" is more uvular than the one in "pack" or something.