Re: Featural code based on the Latin alphabet
| From: | David Peterson <thatbluecat@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, September 9, 2003, 11:14 |
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Peter wrote:
<<t stop (since t is in many languages the most common stop, the
prototype of the articulation)>>
Some languages don't have alveolar stops at all, whereas most have bilabial.
Why not p?
<<...
c palatal (used for a palatal stop in many conlangers' orthographies).
k velar (the alternative, g, is too easily confused with q)
q glottal.>>
What happened to uvular, pharyngeal and epiglottal?
<<Consonants are by default voiceless. Voicing is indicated by
v since this is both a voiced consonant and the initial of voice.>>
Not implosives. ;)
Actually, that's what's missing: Pressure. There needs to be a
Pulmonic/non-pulmonic feature. This should take care of clicks, ejectives and implosives
(right?).
<<2: Vowels...>>
Nothing about ATR? Makes representing ATR harmony difficult.
Interesting idea, though. :)
-David