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Re: Optimum number of symbols

From:Lars Henrik Mathiesen <thorinn@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 21, 2002, 10:38
> Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 07:04:48 +0200 > From: Philip Newton <Philip.Newton@...> > > There's both |n| as syllable-final and the normal na-ni-nu-ne-no > range (plus the you-on nya nyu nyo). > > Compare kanen "inflammable" and kan'en "hepatitis", for example.
What does Japanese do with imported words like ring? There was a recent thriller that came up here with the romanized title Ringu (The Ring) --- would that reflect kana ri-n-gu /ri-n=-gM/, or just someone trying to make it look Japanese? Lars Mathiesen (U of Copenhagen CS Dep) <thorinn@...> (Humour NOT marked)

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