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Re: Perhaps a new topic of discussion

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Saturday, May 12, 2001, 2:42
B E Walker wrote:
> -sdeete has phonemic vowel length. would it be reasonable/naturalistic to > have only long vowels carry high tone? i find this concept intrinsically > pleasing for some absurd reason, but i don't know if there's any natlang > precedent for it.
Do you mean this: Short Vowels: Only low tone Long Vowels: Low or high tone If so, it seems reasonable to me. I believe long vowels can often make more distinctions than short vowels. -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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B E Walker <umwalk05@...>
Raymond Brown <ray.brown@...>Am I missing something?