Re: DECAL: Examples #3: Phonological change rules

Sai Emrys wrote:

> Same deal.
>
> Try to use /UR/->[SR] / X_# type rules (e.g. /C/ -> [-vd C] / [-vd C]
> _ ) (# = word boundary).
>
> Q1: What are your *phonologically driven* sound change rules? I.e.,
> these will apply to *all* situations, once higher-level UR processes
> are done (e.g., morphology). Be sure to include the order of
> application, if it's relevant (e.g., you have feeding). This includes
> cases that are caused by word boundaries, syllable boundaries, cluster
> conflicts (e.g. VC + CV in a CVCV limit), etc.
Generally speaking, combinations of voiced + voiceless consonants are
not allowed, so for instance /kr/ would be replaced with /kŕ/ (where /ŕ/
is the voiceless trill).

Alveolar fricatives are not allowed after /n/; these are replaced with
affricates. So borrowed words with /ns/ and /nz/ always end up having
/nc/ and /nż/ in Tirelat.

> Q2: Ditto - but for *morphophonology* or otherwise non-general cases.
> E.g., the prefix in- for English (-> r, l, m by context) - it only
> applies to that morpheme, not generally AFAIK. Again, include order of
> application.
There may have been some of these in earlier versions of Tirelat (I
believe there was a suffix -n at one time that lengthened final vowels),
but I don't recall any in the current version.

> Q3: Motivation, again? (If anything other than purely aesthetic, or
> you can give details of why you think your choices made for better
> aesthetics.)
No particularly good reason (for one thing, I wanted to increase the
usage of the less common sounds like the voiceless trill and the
affricates).