Dirk Elzinga scripsit:
> It is my impression that when a language has but a single alveolar
> sibilant, it tends to be pronounced somewhat retroflex. I only know of
> two examples: Finnish and Shoshoni (another Deep Similarity between the
> two languages! I ought to start making a list), but we all know that
> two examples constitute a robust generalization.
You can add Bengali to nail it down.
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John Cowan jcowan@reutershealth.com www.reutershealth.com www.ccil.org/~cowan
"The exception proves the rule." Dimbulbs think: "Your counterexample proves
my theory." Latin students think "'Probat' means 'tests': the exception puts
the rule to the proof." But legal historians know it means "Evidence for an
exception is evidence of the existence of a rule in cases not excepted from."