Date: Thu, 14 Sep 1995 09:04:32 EDT

From: Larry Horn LHORN[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU

Subject: Re: Consonant Cluster Reduction



My favorite plural of that type is _sixths_, which I believe is the only in-

stance of a tautosyllabic 4 obstruent cluster. I have a feeling I pronounce it

(at least in fast speech) with a very long [s], i.e. [sIks::].



Larry