Re: [tied] Estimated timeframe from albanian s->sh transformation

>Now the question is : How long could take to a BASIC sound like /s/
>to GLOBALLY spread along a whole language in ALL PHONETIC CONTEXTS?

>>The answer is: one generation.<<

>Really?

I want to support Miguel (I think it's Miguel) here. Sound change takes one
generation. You can see this in modern English, where my generation says
/t/ between vowels and finally, but the kids in my school now almost
universally say /?/. That change I have observed in just a few years - 4
to 5 years. So this particular sound change takes one generation because my
generation will die out.

Peter