On Tue, 6 Oct 1998 20:59:51 -0300, Pablo Flores
<fflores@...> wrote:
>For my part, this is my basic idea:
>
>* Phonology: stops /p/ /t/ /tj/ /k/ /q/ and voiced; frics /f/ /s/ /S/ =
/x/ and
>voiced; nasals /m/ /n/ /nj/ /N/; others /l/ /lj/ /r/ /w/ /j/. Vowels /i/=
/e/
>/a/ /o/ /u/, perhaps also oe-ligature and /y/, and also unrounded back =
vowels
>(I love unrounded /u/'s :)
That's a lot of consonants. How about allowing consonant+/j/ clusters in
place of the /tj/ /dj/ /S/ /Z/ /nj/ /lj/?
It might also be interesting to give some of the vowels non-cardinal =
values
(for instance, a more centralized sound for /o/).
>* Syllable structure: CV*, where * =3D a nasal (assimilated to next =
place of
>articulation), or /l/, or /r/, or a fricative more or less appropriate =
to
>the next place of articulation, or another vowel.
If C+/j/ clusters are allowed, perhaps other initial clusters might be
permitted (e.g., C+/r/, C+/w/).
>* Grammar: agglutinating to inflecting, not polysynthetic. Heavily =
inflected
>verbs, but not for tense or person but maybe voice and some aspects. A =
classic
>case system (nominative, accusative, dative, ablative, allative) and =
postpositions.
>Some "attitude particles" to colour the sentences.
What about genitive?