LL-L 'Phonology' 2006.10.03 (03) [E]

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L O W L A N D S - L * 03 October 2006 * Volume 03
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From: 'Frank' [frank.verhoft at skynet.be]
Subject: LL-L 'Phonology'

Hi Luc, all,

I wrote:
> 1.
> - OED: In English, the k is now silent, alike in educated speech and in
> most of the dialects; but it was pronounced apparently till about middle
> of
> the 17th c. In the later 17th and early 18th c., writers on pronunciation
> give the value of the combination as = hn, tn, dn or simple n.

Luc Hellinckx replied:
> Just for your information: Western Brabantish usually has _tn_ too for
> initial _kn_, e.g. "tnien" for "knie" (D) [etc.]

Interesting, I never heard (about) it! Thanks for the information.

But since I am still hoping to get some feedback on the English question,...
Can this phenomenon (kn- > tn- ) be found in contemporary English dialects?
Or in English historical documents (maybe as a kind of 'slip of the pen')?

Groetjes,

Frank Verhoft 

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