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Re: Request for help, Spanish

From:John Cowan <cowan@...>
Date:Monday, October 11, 1999, 17:43
Danny Wier scripsit:

> By the way, I wonder why Spanish doesn't write <nn> for palatal <n>, in=
stead=20
> of <=F1>, so that an extra character isn't necessary? I mean, it would=
=20
> conform to the most usual convention for indicating palatization, like =
<ll>=20
> does (and <rr> indicates a sound shift, from tap to trill). Also, <=F1= >=20 > usually comes from Latin <nn> anyway, such as _a=F1o_ 'year' from _annu=
s_. =20
> (I've seen <ny> as an ASCII alternative, but I still think <nn> looks=20 > better, compare <anyo> to <anno>, <cany=F3> to <cann=F3n> for <ca=F1=F3=
n> 'cannon') Historically the tilde *is* an "n". --=20 John Cowan cowan@ccil.org I am a member of a civilization. --David Brin