Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Another pronunciation question
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:50:43 +0000
On 2/22/09, Yitzhak Sapir wrote:
> Gary Rendsburg, who also believes that the Tha sound of Arabic
> was retained in some Hebrew dialects, reconstructs the same
> situation for Tha vs Taw. In each such situation, Kaf, Gimel, or Taw,
> developed a spirantized allophone in post-vocalic position, Kh, Gh,
> or Th, which were identical or almost exactly identical with another
> sound in the language, Kha, Ghayin, or Tha. Rendsburg believes
> the difference could have been maintained.