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Re: Vowel Harmony Asthetically Pleasing?

From:# 1 <salut_vous_autre@...>
Date:Sunday, December 26, 2004, 21:06
Adam F. wrote:

>i[1], e[@] are neutral > >í[i], é[e], á[a] are front vowels and can only be in words together or >with >the neutral vowels > >u[u], o[o], a[A] are back vowels and can only be in words together or >with >the neutral vowels
Each vowel harmony I've heard of are based on "back vowels" vs. "front vowels" and maybe "central vowel" Are there some vowel harmonies where the harmony is "close vowels" vs. "open vowels", "rounded vowels" vs. "unrounded vowels" or "nasal vowels" vs. "buccal vowels"? Are there "consonant Hamonies" ?? maybe it is a kind of consonant hamony when, in english, the final -ed is voiced or not to fit with the last consonant...

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