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Re: Vowel Harmony Asthetically Pleasing?

From:Michael Poxon <m.poxon@...>
Date:Tuesday, December 28, 2004, 14:51
Something I've been considering for a while is a conlang in which there is
actually "vowel-consonant harmony". The idea is that a front vowel can only
occur next to a predominantly fronted consonant. For example the front vowel
/e/ could occur next to /t/ but not /g/ - that would have to occur with a
back vowel like /a/. Just wondering if there are any natlangs that do
something like that. It's sort of similar to Goidelic, I suppose...
Mike