Date:  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 16:42:03 -0400
From:  "MELISSA S. SMITH" <mssmit01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>
Subject: Re: mb..., nd..., ngg... -Reply

On Mon, 20 Oct 1997, Herb Stahlke wrote:

> I've observed a different sort of prenasalization
> in some speaker of MUSE, but not the one
> you've pointed out. What I've observed is the
> spreading of nasality from a nasalized syllable
> back across a voiceless stop, as in "ompen" for
> "open." This doesn't help with your problem,
> unfortunately.
>
> Herb Stahlke
>
Where exactly have you noticed this nasal speaking? I've never heard it
and I'm curious as to what area it is in.

Melissa S. Smith