.g.tord,wasdeletedinmostcases,e.g.second(d),dialec(t),difficult(t).urredsentencefinalorwhetherthefollowingwordstartedinavoweloraconsonant,e.g.Someareveryfluen(t);Ya,Iunderstan(d)it;Youwan(t)five?Whenwordsendedinasingleconsonant,therewasaslight,butnotverysignificant,differencebetweentheGroups(JohnPlattandHeidiWeber,1980).Thefinalconsonantswhichweremostfrequentlyreplacedbyaglottalstopweretandk、irrespectiveofwhetherthewordendinginZorZ:wasattheendofaphraseorsentenceorwhetheritwasfollowedbyanotherword,e.g."Hokkien?Ispea'abi.\Hokkien?Icanspeakabitofit.Thetendencytoreplaceaconsonantbyaglottalstopismorepronouncedwhentheconsonantisa£korpratherthandygorb.Thefinalconsonantsthatwerealways,ornearlyalways,pronouncedwerenasalconsonantssuchasn.mandi](writtenngasinrin^)andalso/,vand力m.forinstance,urrences.
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