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Re: p <-> kw

From:Rob H <magwich78@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 0:01
--- Robert B Wilson <han_solo55@...> 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. >
I've always been intrigued by the supposed kw > p and gw > b changes in several descendants of Proto-Indo-European. How can such a change occur? Do you have any offhand examples of mispronunciation of that sort in English? - Rob __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

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