LL-L "Phonology" 2005.02.23 (07) [E]

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From: Ben Bloomgren <ben.bloomgren at asu.edu>
Subject: LL-L "Phonology" 2005.02.23 (03) [E]

"Point to pre-aspiration"...

Is this similar to English wh as in what (pronounced with the h)? Though I
don't speak any Turkic or Mongolic languages, I have heard them. I don't
hear much of a phenomenon like wh. I understood your linguistic terminology,
but I did not know how preaspiration sounds.
Ben

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Phonology

It's similar, Ben.  However, aspiration is a separate process; it's an
*accompanying* puff of air of voiceless stops (/p/, /t/, /k/), as for
instance in most English, Scandinavian and German dialects.  However, when
aspiration comes to be "metathesized" (switching places), so to speak, it
becomes an "h" sound (or a related sound) that precedes a stop.

Since /w/ is not a stop and is not voiceless either, _hw_ > +_wh_ does not
really involve aspiration.

Regards,
Reinhard/Ron

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