Re: new(?) phoneme discovered

-----Original Message-----
>From: "Mark J. Reed" <markjreed@...>
>On 3/10/06, Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> wrote:
>> What, no Phoneme Nazi replies?
>
>We prefer the term "Phoneme Phascist". :)
>
>> *fumes* It's only a phoneme if it occurs contrastively in a known language!!!! GRAR!
>
>True.  This may be a new phone, but not a new phoneme.  At least not
>until someone incorporates it as such in their conlang. :)
Interesting thought: Is there a terminological distinction possible and/or needed between
natphonemes and conphonemes? I'm sure several of us have odd phones that do not
occur (or at least do not occur contrastively) in any known natlang. For
instance, I have toyed with a click-like epiglottal implosive more than once,
and I had one phonology sketch with two degrees of creaky voice.

Actually, this begs the question: How many other weird and wonderful sounds can be found
among our conlangs?

For bonus points: What's your proudest moment in phonology / phonological system design?




Paul

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