[tied] Re: The role of analogy, alliteration and sandhi in counting

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:

> Miguel Carrasquer wrote:
> > On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:11:19 +0200, alex
> > <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
> >
> >> There is the group k+i and g+i where just "i" is palatal. "g"

and

> >> "k" is not. They are velars.
> >
> > No.
> >
> > =======================
> > Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> > mcv@...
>
> OK. So the "k" in "kilogram" is a palatal "k" comparative with "k"

in

> "compare" where it is indeed velar.

Depends on the dialect - English /k/ has palatal allophones in
Ireland and Jamaica. To quote J.D. O'Connor on English RP: 'The /k/
of _key_ or _cue_ is noticeably further forward still and may be
post-palatal rather than velar' (p137, 'Phonetics' - a Pelican
book).

Richard.