V. Chernov wrote:
> Consonants:
>
> 'hard' 'soft' letter
>
> b b' be
> p p' pe
> m m' em
> v v' ve
> f f' ef
> d d' de
> t t' te
> n n' en
> r r' er
> l l' el
> (d_z) - (tse+ze or de+ze, in interjections and loanwords)
> t_s - tse
> z z' ze
> s s' es
> - t_S' che
> Z zhe
> (Z:') (ze+zhe, zhe+de or double zhe in certain words; old
norm)
> S sha
> S:' shcha (also es+che, sha+che, etc.)
> - j iotified vowels, 'i kratkoe' when no vowel follows
> g g' ge
> k k' ka
> (G) (G') (ge in some Church Slavonic words; old norm)
> x x' xa
I've never understood what the apostrophe stands for. What are hard and soft
consonants?
> >The teacher's explanations of how a sound is pronounced are
> >not intended for someone who is a conlanger...
>
> I imagine a new book series: "<...> Language for Conlangers, in Two
> Hours" ;)
Yeah, nice idea : )
>
> Basilius
Luca