Re: sound change question

In a message dated 11/14/01 10:37:40 AM, nsampat@IX.NETCOM.COM writes:

<< The affricates /tS/ and /dZ/ can become the new /S/ and /Z^h/, while the

fricatives become /s\/ and /z\^h/.  Palatals appear in the split that

creates the series. >>

    Uhh...are these voiced, aspirated fricatives?  I've never heard of such a
thing!  It was only recently that I discovered you could have aspirated
voiceless fricatives...  Does any natural language have these?

-David

"s&m raSalo SirejsatIm, spAjs Zi v&TIl dZaGagzaZA."
"If it keeps on rainin', the levee's going to break."
        --Led Zeppelin