Re: OT sonority in Russian, was Re: syllables

JS Bangs ikrí:

<<Russian does indeed follow this system, but it has some quirks:>>

I would mildly disagree. After yers have fallen, anything can happen...

<<I can't think of any words that begin with /rv/ right
off, but they wouldn't violate sonority either.>>

_rvatj_ 'to tear', _rvota_ 'vomit', _rvenije_ 'fervor',
but also _vrag_ 'enemy', _vrach_ 'physician_, _vremja_ 'time' etc.

<<This is the analysis I came up with studying Russian, though.>>

Disclaimer: Though Russian is my L1, I'm not an expert in its mechanisms - they
are too complicated ;))

> Jesse S. Bangs
~~~~~~Yitzik~~~~~~