Re: help! phonology...
| From: | H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, October 23, 2000, 19:23 |
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On Mon, Oct 23, 2000 at 01:02:49PM -0600, dirk elzinga wrote:
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> Actually, the system of stops as you have outlined is very much in
> keeping with the typology of sound systems around the world. That is,
> if there is a voiceless stop missing, it is usually labial; if there
> is a voiced stop missing, it is usually velar. There are interesting
> articulatory reasons for this, which I'll spare you for fear of boring
> the already overloaded list.
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Hey, I want to know the reasons! :-P I'm a little weak in
phonetics/phonology so I want to learn more :-)
T