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Re: Hobbits spoke ?

From:caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>
Date:Friday, October 29, 2004, 21:15
--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Rodlox <Rodlox@H...> wrote:
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Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: Hobbits spoke ?



>ahh, the old hyloid bone debate. :)
The name of that old bone is hyoid, not hyloid.
>besides, "tarzan" isn't monosyllabic. :)
That may depend on how one understands "monosyllabic." Some polysyllabic words are composed of two (or more) free form monosyllabic morphemes. E.g., "oilcloth" is composed of two such morphemes. "Tarzan" is a similar word, a compound of "tar," white, and "zan," skin. That is how Mr. Burroughs defined it, if memory serves. I guess it would depend on how much of a hiatus there was between the two parts of the word when spoken. Charlie