More on dental fricatives

[Rick Mc Callister]

<z> and "soft c" are /_TH_/ in only northern & Central Spain, of course
in a few places in Spain and among some Central American speakers, <s> > /_TH_/

>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

Rick Mc Callister
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Mississippi University for Women
Columbus MS 39701