endangered phonemes

[James Smith]

--- David Dowty <dowty at FANG.LING.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
wrote:
....
>
> I can however offer one real datum as to how early
> the distinction was
> present there. (I tell this story to my intro
> linguistics classes, not
> just because many are incredulous that a /hw/ vs.
> /w/ distinction ever
> existed at all, but to illustrate a point of
> comparative linguistic
> methodology).
....

> David Dowty

And up 'til now I was thinking this was about whether
or not the "t" in witch was pronounced!!


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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
SLC, UT                        |it is that we will be sued
jsmithjamessmith at yahoo.com     |whether we act quickly and decisively
                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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