Re: Re[2]: ka and k^a [was: [tied] *kW- "?"]

From: Patrick Ryan
Message: 40436
Date: 2005-09-23

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From: "glen gordon" <glengordon01@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: Re[2]: ka and k^a [was: [tied] *kW- "?"]


>
> > Glen's statement that lack of final aspiration
> > entails pre-glottalization is a non-sequitur.
> > Aspiration and glottalization have no necessary
> > connection.
>
> It does when "hat" is pronounced /ha?/, not */hah/.

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Patrick:

No GA speaker pronounces <hat> as [hah].

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>
> > Finally, we were discussing American English not
> > Canadian English.
>
> There are few notable differences at all. When I
> visit Minneapolis, people cannot tell I'm from Canada
> by my speech.


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Patrick:

Then you are from Newlostland.

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