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Re: The beautifulest phonology

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 20, 2002, 20:47
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From: "Christian Thalmann" <cinga@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: The beautifulest phonology


> If anything, this survey shows us how freaky some people's sense of > aesthetics is. /tT/? /t_j/? /1/? How could anyone possibly like > that? ;-) > > Next thing you know, someone mentions uvulars and retroflexes...
::shudder::
> > On the other hand, disliking /Z/, /n/, /m/, /l/ or /a/, /e/, /i/ > should count as a crime against humanity. =P > Just listen to them... /Zinamel/... doesn't that sound like an > angel's soothing whisper? > > > -- Christian Thalmann >
No. I hate /Z/ My Ideal phonology: /X/, /q/, /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /S/, /s/, /T/, /D/, /l/, /j/, /w/, /r/ Vowels: e, i, 2, y,{ , As you can see, it's heavy on the approximants...I like Approximants. And I love Uvulars, as long as it's not /R/. With vowels, I can't stand back vowels. I mean /X2r/, doesn't that sound like the soothing purring of a contented cat?