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

Rob:

> I have just read your reply. Suffice it to say that
> I hear people (including myself) pronounce
> final /t/'s with preglottalization all the
> time. It also seems to occur before syllabic /n/,
> e.g. "mountain" = [mAU?n=].

Perhaps you mean /mAU~?n=/ like I pronounce it. The
diphthong is nasalized for me. Glottal stops in
English happen in many dialects so welcome to the
glottalization club. Patrick should form his own
planet.


= gLeN





______________________________________________________
Yahoo! for Good
Donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/