More on dental fricatives

[CONNOLLY at LATTE.MEMPHIS.EDU]

David L. White wrote:

>        Perhaps I am merely displaying my ignorance (or lack of full
>comprehension of previous missives), but aren't positional considerations
>relevant here?  Does Spanish theta (when not from /d/) occur finally?

Yes, in words such as _luz_ 'light', _vez_ 'occasion' < Lat. _lu:cem_, _vicem_.

Leo A. Connolly                         Foreign Languages & Literatures
connolly at memphis.edu                    University of Memphis