Re: THEORY: vowel harmony [was CHAT: Another NatLang i like]
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, June 25, 1999, 2:18 |
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dirk elzinga wrote:
> Features
> which do trigger harmony include: fronting/backing, rounding, or tongue
> root advancement/retraction.
Don't forget nasalization. There are languages wherein all vowels must
be either nasal or oral.
> (well, there really is, but it's a strange, twisted
> tale, and I fear I'm testing your patience already :-).
Tell us! I'm rather patient. :-)
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I had to beat him to death with his [own] shoe (From Wayne's World 2)
(A rather nice lengthy word discovered as I was experimenting with
incorporation)
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