Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 16:42:03 -0400 From: "MELISSA S. SMITH" 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