> I think the difference is glottal stop was a phoneme in
> proto-Germanic
Evidence?
Brian
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Some sequences H2 + k / t become g / d
Some don't
Arnaud
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> Now do you think bu?er for butter is part of the language?
> If yes, then it's phonemic in English too.
Is it? Or is it just an allophone of /t/?
Brian
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I don't think so different sounds can be allophones.
Otherwise /ng/ is an allophone of /h/
Complementary distribution.
People who make a regular use of -?- in bu?er
probably have other words where -?- contrasts
with -t-.
Arnaud
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