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Re: p <-> kw

From:H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 0:01
On Mon, Dec 16, 2002 at 05:01:07PM -0500, Robert B Wilson wrote:
> are there any natlangs that show a p > kw sound change (or a b > gw one)? > i've noticed that a few people sometimes pronounce /p/ as [k_w] and > /kw/ as [p] when speaking english and don't realize that they do it.
[snip] Really? I thought only ventriloquists do that substitution. T -- I'm still trying to find a pun for "punishment"...