Re: i just started working on an IAL

On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 17:54:11 -0500 Danny Wier <dawier@...>
writes:
> > there is no g because if i followed the same pattern as with p/b
> and t/d,
> > it would be [G], which i think is a very ugly sound.  i guess i
> could
> > have something like that, though (hmm... sort of like like the
> <gh> in
> > english 'night'?)...
>
> Oh exactly. A silent letter. Of course that's not a good idea for an
> IAL...
i was thinking it was sort of interesting that the <gh> in 'night'
"lengthens" the <i> (compare 'nit'...)... how common is this sort of
thing?

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