Date:  Sat, 19 Mar 1994 21:58:11 -0600

From:  mftcf[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]UXA.ECN.BGU.EDU

Subject: Re: Southern Palatal Glide in /aesh/



What's interesting about hearing this glide in someone like rather's

speech is that, at least in the south midland speech of Illinois, this

feature (the glide) seems to be disappearing. I had a sample of about 50

speakers from this area, and only the older ones, for the most part,

regularly had the glide in "crash" or "ash."



Timn Frazer