Re: THEORY: Semivowels

----- Original Message -----
From: Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
To: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Wednesday, September 8, 1999 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: THEORY: Semivowels


> Adam Parrish wrote:
> >         Actually, from what I've read (and heard), [j_0] is a pretty
> > consistent allophone of /j/ when preceded by an aspirated stop, as in
> > putrid (= [p_hj_0uwtrid]) or cute (= [k_hj_0uwt]).
>
> True.  And the same thing is the origin of /j_0/:
>
> huge = /hjudZ/ = [hj_0u:dZ] --> [j_0u:dZ]
>
> I s'pose there may be a few dialects that preserve the [h] in those
> words
Hehe, and here I thought most people DID pronounce the [h] and the rest of
you were the oddballs :)