Re: THEORY: Use of Ligatures and the Trigger System in Tagalog

En réponse à Chris Bates :


>Hi all,
>       ever since I learned a little Tagalog a while ago (which I would
>like to continue after my visit to France is over and I can stop
>relearning French) I've been thinking about the function of Ligatures
>(which confused me deeply) and the trigger system in the language and
>I've kindof got a sketch of a theory in my head that closely relates the
>two and tries to explain them. The only problem is that I can't fit it
>to some of the examples in my books at the moment... I'm trying to adapt
>it to fit all rather than some of the examples, but if anyone knows
>anything already written that bears on the subject I'd be grateful for
>references. I don't want to waste my time writing something someone's
>already written. Or writing something that's completely wrong. :)
What do you mean by Ligatures? I remember the many discussions about the 
trigger system, but I can't remember talking about ligatures in that 
context. Can you explain a little what they are? (if only to cure what may 
be temporary amnesia...)

Christophe Grandsire.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang. 

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