From cowan  Sat Mar  6 22:57:43 2010
Subject: Re: Goran on phonology
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Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 13:11:44 -0500 (EST)
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Goran writes:

> kill [k'ill] vs. gill [gill],

Correct.

> but:
> 
> leak [li:k] vs. league [li:g],

Correct.

> plot [plot] vs. blot [blot],

No, [pHlot], where [H] is aspiration.

> staple [steipl] vs. stable [steibl]

Definitely not.  [stEipHl].

As far as I know, aspiration is omitted only after [s]:  [pHein], [spein]
for 'pain', 'Spain'.

-- 
John Cowan					cowan@ccil.org
		e'osai ko sarji la lojban.