Re: Unilang: the Phonotactics
| From: | Oskar Gudlaugsson <hr_oskar@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, April 19, 2001, 14:38 |
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On Thu, 19 Apr 2001 13:41:35 +0200, Pavel A. da Mek <pavel.adamek@...>
wrote:
>Oskar Gudlaugsson wrote:
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>>Final C (rhymes):
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>>Only /n s f l r/
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>What is wrong with /m/ and /h/?
>Let it be simple: only stops are not allowed as final C.
[thinking]... You're right. That would be more elegant. /h/ should be okay,
though I would personally pronounce it [x] in its final position.
The problem with /m/, though, is one of assimilation; by final /n/ only I
meant to give assimilation totally free, and even allow final /n/-deletion
in exchange for preceding vowel nasalization (as per French). With
final /m/ added, there's a problem: so it's allowed to assimilate
final /n/, but not final /m/? What about /anpa/ versus /ampa/? Or should we
add a rule against /n/ + labial sequences?
Óskar
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