Re: word derivation in sabyuka (some principles)

Dan Sulani scripsit:

>     Now, there may be langs where there is a _phoneme_  /s/, one of whose
> allophones includes a palatal sibilant, but I don't think one can call the
> whole phoneme "palatal" (and IMHO, if the phoneme did not include
> any pre-palatal variations, it would be better described as /S/, no? )
Well, Finnish /s/ is pretty eshy, but it's still called /s/ usually,
for historical/orthographical/typographical reasons.  After all, phonemic
notation is inherently language-specific, and habit and only convenience stops
us from saying that the Spanish "b", "d", "g" are /<beta>/, /<edh>/, /<gamma>/
(which after all represent the more common allophones) rather than
/b/, /d/, /g/.

--
John Cowan       http://www.ccil.org/~cowan        <jcowan@...>
        You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
        You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
                Clear all so!  `Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)

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