Re: vowel scheme for new language

On Wed, 19 May 1999, JOEL MATTHEW PEARSON wrote:

> On Wed, 19 May 1999, dunn patrick w wrote:
>
> > Does this sound like a plausible vowel scheme?
> >
> > a -- low back
> > e -- mid front
> > i -- high front
> > o -- round low back
> > u -- round mid front
>
> If by "plausible" you mean "likely to occur in natural languages",
> I would have to say no.  Human languages prefer to have 'balanced'
> vowel systems, e.g.:
--snip--

Well, that looks like a general consensus of "no way".  Hrmm.  I noticed a
tendency of it to run away from me anyway.  That damned /i/ insisted on
showing up.

> Or:     i     u
>          e   o
>            a
What's a pity is I like this vowel scheme.  Always have.  But I'd *hate*
to use it since it's so damned common.  Conlang guilt, you know?