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Re: Unilang: the Phonotactics

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Thursday, April 19, 2001, 5:14
David Peterson wrote:
> Well, if you'll notice, trying to go from [t] to [l] involves placing > your tongue on the alveolar regions to stop the flow of air, releasing, but > not really, since you're immediately going back to that alveolar region to > stop the flow of air and let it out laterally. With [s], you never block the > flow of air at all.
Well, yeah ... but with [tl] you just lower the edges, with [sl] you lower the edges while also moving the center of the tip upwards. With [t] to [l] there's a *very* brief instant where there would be a sort of lateral fricative. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42