Re: [romconlang] Grand Master Plan of L3

2008/1/26, Scotto Hlad <scott.hlad@...>:
> BP,
>
> This is the good thing about sharing ideas on this forum and thanks for your
> response.
>
> In this case the phonetic factor is the fudge rule: If you don't know it,
> fudge it which is definitely artlang.
Sorry!  Can't help be a sucker for realism...

> However, I wish this conlang to be
> much more true to developmental rules as much as I can. Up to this point
> there is dZ in the language (and no tS for that matter).
I take it you mean there are neither dZ nor tS?
Fine with me, since they're nasty to pronounce,
but so's Z in my Swedish opinion...

>
> The suggestion:
> |       J, G, GY > /(d)Z/
> |       DY > /dz/
> Seems to fit closest in my mind, specifically using J,G,GY>Z. I can see
> DY>dz as well. Would it be unreasonable to see all four simply go to Z?
No, after all DIURNUS > jour /ZuR/ in French!

> >Given c > z / V_{e,i} I'd expect J, G > [j] / V_V
>
> Makes sense.
>
> >And do you mean only g / _{e,i} or would g / _{o,u} palatalize?
>
> Only g/_{e,i} would palatalize.
>
> Scotto
>

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/ BP