syllable-initial aspiration

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Listeros:

With all due respect [and I mean that sincerely] to Andrews, I second Fran's
comment.

Ye ixquich.
Barry D. Sell

In a message dated 2/12/04 3:52:55 PM, karttu at NANTUCKET.NET writes:

<< Once an alphabetic writing system comes into play, it seems inevitable that

people confuse the language with the elements of the writing system.  They

talk about "the letters of the language" instead of about the letters being

used to represent the sounds of the language.  Purism arises, so that some

ways of representation are considered "correct" and others "wrong" or

"corrupt."  If you think this only happens to layfolk, have a look at the

censorious things Andrews has to say in the second edition of his Intro. to

Classical Nahuatl.  Yikes! >>