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Re: Bat Sounds/Phonology Redux

From:Eddy Ohlms <ohlms@...>
Date:Wednesday, October 1, 2003, 14:47
"J. K. Hoffman" wrote:

> So, some of you may recall my post some weeks ago about bat sounds and > phonology. I got lots of help, but now another thought has occurred to > me. Clicks. Assuming that intelligent beings evolved from bats would > retain their sonar, clicks would, I think, be part of their language. > So, now, I'm trying to figure the best way to represent them. > I'm sure there is at least one African language that has clicks, but I > can't remember how they're displayed. I was thinking either, " * " or " > ! " or possibly even, " ¡ ". Suggestions?
Clicks are represented as !, ‡, |, ||, and @.

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James Campbell <james@...>