Re: [tied] Greek thematic endings

On Thu, 17 Mar 2005 08:11:59 +0100, Pavel Adamek
<a.da_mek0@...> wrote:

>
>> the *-m was originally labialized *-mW
>
>What was the difference between
>the labialized labial sound <mW>
>and the plain labial sound <m>?

Labialization (i.e. lip rounding). Ladefoged and Maddieson
give examples of labialized labials, e.g. Arrernte has the
phonemes /pW/, /mW/, /pmW/ (prestopped nasal), /mpW/
(prenasalized stop).


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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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