Re: Musical conlangs (was: Poetique)

Ray Brown scripsit:

> I don't see why this follows. There are, as several have
> pointed out, other ways of delimiting words in a language
> which uses musical notes other than by having pauses at the
> end of each word. (Doesn't the 'non-musical' lojban also make
> use of pauses?)
Yes, although they can be rendered as glottal stops as well (considered
the shortest possible pause).  One *may* pause between any two words,
*may not* pause within a word, and *must* pause before certain words
and after certain words.

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