Re: TECH: Syllable generation

Thanks--now I have a clearer idea of where I was tripping up with langmaker;
also thanks to AA for the hints on perl. I strongly suspect this may not be
the last time I'll want to generate a lot of syllables in a hurry!
Krista

>I used Langmaker to generate the approx. 5000 Kash forms I use, but its
>phonology is simple, mainly CVCV and CVCVC; it was pretty laborious what
>with the occasional bug, and only 100 words per shot. But basically you
>could make a table with slots for (initial C)(second C if possible)(3d C if
>possible)(vowel)etc. etc. then fill them in as appropriate. I gather that's
>sort-of what you did.
>
>Langmaker having got lost along the way, I generated the +/- 40,000 proto
>forms of Gwr by hand (but on the computer), but again the phonology is
>simple, and it became almost automatic after a bit.