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Re: vowel scheme for new language

From:FFlores <fflores@...>
Date:Saturday, May 22, 1999, 15:08
Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> wrote::17
>=20 > FFlores wrote: > > Now _fqen_ > > is not very "flowing" as I said I liked -- but it's > > there. >=20 > I dunno, it doesn't seem much less "flowing" than "skin". Takes a bit > of practice to get used to, but why not extend the s+consonant sequence > to fric+consonant? >=20
The particular problem with /fq/ is that they are in the opposite ends of the POA range (in Drasel=E9q). I can't pronounce /q/ with my teeth near my lip. But /s/ and /k/ are nearer and they interfere with each other much less. --Pablo Flores