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Re: USAGE: [YAEPT] (was Re: "To whom")

From:Kevin Athey <kevindeanathey@...>
Date:Thursday, January 27, 2005, 13:38
> > >Oh yes, Zhu|'hoansi for one, IIRC. I think the voiced one comes first > > >there. And, what's fascinating, the language contrasts it with > > >something like /t/, /d/, /t_h/ and /t_>/. :-) > > > > Most remarkable! I fear I'd tend to confuse /t/, /d/, /t_>/, and /dt/, >being > > used to a two-way distinction... > >I did not remember it totally correctly, but the actual distincions >made are not less surprising in any way: > >http://hctv.humnet.ucla.edu/departments/linguistics/VowelsandConsonants/appendix/languages/zhu/zhu.html
That consonantal array is downright unsettling. Khoisan languages amaze me. Athey _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/