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Re: p <-> kw

From:bnathyuw <bnathyuw@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 10:32
 --- Joe <joe@...> wrote: > On Monday 16
December 2002 10:01 pm, 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. > > > > > > Hmmm... > > I don't know about p > kw, but kw > p happened in > PIE > Greek...
so did kw > t kwis > tis kwo:s > po:s bn ===== bnathyuw | landan | arR stamp the sunshine out | angelfish your tears came like anaesthesia | phèdre __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com