Re: New Language, minimal phonology

>From: andrew <hobbit@...>
>I found myself pronouncing "tama-at" as /tama?at/ which would introduce
>a seventh consonant.  Two options come to mind: either vowel length
>(tama-at pronounced /tama:t/); or consonant insertion (*tama-k-at).
Yeah, same thing happens in Hawaiian; consecutive vowels separated by an
"automatic" glottal stop.  Twelve letters, thirteen phonemes.

Theoretically, wouldn't every language in the world have a glottal stop in
its inventory?

Danny
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