--- 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
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