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Re: Nonpulmonic conlang?

From:R A Brown <ray@...>
Date:Monday, November 24, 2008, 19:58
John Vertical wrote:
> I've had a nonpulmonic conlang in the works since forever. Mostly because I > don't want to rush it.
I know that feeling only too well!
> This was inspired by being irritated at the trope of > disembodied heads "talking" in various types of fiction, when they clearly > should have no bisnes doing so without functioning lungs.
:-) [a lot of interesting stuff snipped]
> And before you declare this a non-pronunciable kitchensink: I can pronounce > anything using this phonology extremely naturally, much more easily than > things like pharyngeals, ejectivs, [i\] etc.
I have no doubt it's pronounceable - but aren't you in fact using a couple of ejectives anyway (which I haven't mastered yet). I too don't find pharyngeals easy - but [i\]? Simple ;) -- Ray ================================== http://www.carolandray.plus.com ================================== Frustra fit per plura quod potest fieri per pauciora. [William of Ockham]