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Re: Unrealistically unbalanced phonologies (was: Re: Using word generators (was Re: Semitic root word list?))

From:Lars Finsen <lars.finsen@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 10, 2007, 12:22
Den 10. jan. 2007 kl. 03.10 skrev Henrik Theiling:
> > No 'o' is perfect! Much better than one word with 'o'. :-) At least > in my personal view.
You don't like 'o'? I like o's, as in Odysseus, Orestes, Ortega, Orenburg, Omsk, Oregon, Oklahoma, Ohio, Oberammergau, Oslo. There's something (mal)odorously perfect about it. But Urianians don't seem to like them.
> And did not Proto-Germanic (we get closer) lack /o/? It did have /o:/ > though.
Yes, you are right. Well, there are all kinds of curious vowel systems out there. What about Aryan for example? And on the other side - Norwegian.
>> A promising candidate, as it often occurs initially. I have also >> tentatively allowed labiovelars to round following vowels on their >> way to become fricatives so that 'a' becomes 'o' for example. Still >> it feels awkward that the o should bypass the normal chronological >> process this way. > > Hmm? Why? This seems perfectly natural to me.
Of course, that process is not abnormal in itself. I'm just a little uneasy considering whether it really could result in a vowel that's otherwise not in use. But I suppose it could when they have the au->o effect as well. LEF

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