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Re: p <-> kw

From:wayne chevrier <wachevrier@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 18, 2002, 0:01
Robert B Wilson nevesht:
> >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. >
Several Pacific Northwest languages do(or did), many have no labials, but have labiovelars(and labiouvulars) -Wayne Chevrier _________________________________________________________________ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail