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

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Tuesday, June 22, 2004, 19:11
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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Roger Mills <rfmilly@...>
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