I think the wee beastie (3 on Monday) has officially stopped napping. I think in lieu of a nap we're still going to have "quiet time" in the afternoons because they seem to benefit from that and also I need it. I need it.

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Yes. Voiceless stop lenition is actually less common in languages where there is a voicing contrast.

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How many linguists believe that allophony is strictly categorical vs. gradient? For instance, 1. English flapping is mostly categorical in unstressed syllables. -vs- 2. Voiced /g/ is reduced 40% of the time to an approximant in unstressed contexts. To me, both are examples of allophony.

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Because of my dad's poor planning and inability to read a map, I ended up driving from SF to San Diego today to do a wedding tomorrow and then drive back tomorrow night. Yeesh.

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But in particular: 2006 The Hidden Life of Girls: Games of Stance, Status, and Exclusion. Oxford: Blackwell. 1990 He-Said-She-Said:Talk as Social Organization among Black Children. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

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