Re: Euphonic phonology (Was: 'Nor' in the World's Languages)

li [Herman Miller] mi tulis la

> Dana Nutter wrote:
> > ...
> > I've started workiing a personal language and designed the
> phonology for
> > my own preferences as below.  The romanizations are also
> shown but there
> > is a "native" script for it also.
> >
> >
> > X-SAMPA:   	A b x d D e f g h i j k l m n N o p G r s S t T u v w @
> > y z Z
> > Romanized: 	A B C D Ð E F G H I J K L M N ? O P Q R S Š T Þ U V W X
> > Y Z
> >
> >
> > I may change /y/ to /1/ though.
>
> I really ought to try that one of these days. Maybe my next
> 'lang will
> be a "personal preferences" language, based on the features
> of languages
> that I find most pleasing or "coolest", or otherwise notable.
>
> Of course, many of the sounds in my other languages have been
> selected
> because I liked them, but others to complete a pattern or
> alternatively
> to include an unusual sound for the sake of being rare (like the
> retroflex lateral fricative in Lindiga). On the other hand, I rarely
> include sounds that are hard for me to pronounce (like the
> uvular trill).
I'm glad you mentioned that because I noticed I made a mistake above.
/r/ should have been /R\/ (uvular trill).  I find that much easier than
/4/.

/D/ and /T/ could be considered "unusual" since they don't occur in most
languages, but as a native anglophone they come naturally, and I like
the way they sound.

My other projects are mostly auxlangs or experimental languages so they
tend to have phonogies designed for the target speakers rather than what
I like.

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dejnx nxtxr / Dana Nutter

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