Hypercorrection of /w/-/hw/
Alice Faber
faber at HASKINS.YALE.EDU
Fri May 21 20:26:33 UTC 2004
I'm striking out on literature searches, and I'd be most grateful for
any references on hypercorrection involving /w/-/hw/ in American
English, specifically nonce replacement of etymological /w/ with
[hw], if, for instance, WITH were to be pronounced /hwith/. A
colleague tells me that he's heard this frequently in popular songs,
but can't think of an example. So, barring an actual citation, a song
title and artist would be useful as well.
Thanks much.
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