Re: Non-stereotypical elves was Re: Quick Intro

Herman Miller wrote:
>Of course, there's the question of what exactly it means to be an "elf".
>Pointy ears by themselves aren't enough (as exceptions like Vulcans and
>Hylians demonstrate), and not all Elves are smaller than Humans (Tolkien's
>for instance). Long life and some degree of magical ability seems to be
>typically associated with elves. And although it might be hard to imagine,
>not all elves necessarily have a preference for dental and alveolar sounds.
>:-)
Nor is a preference for dentals and alveolars necessarily indicative of
elfhood. Withness my Tairezans, who're 100% humans ...

Tolkien's Sindar apparently liked velars - there's alot of [k] and [g] and
[x] in the language.


     Andreas

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