Re: Meghean word; _aeohas_ "non-existence" (was: Common Orcish Article (Long))

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Andreas Johansson wrote:

> Quoting Tristan McLeay <zsau@...>:
>
> > On Wed, 17 Dec 2003, Andreas Johansson wrote:
> >
> > > Here, you could either analyze it as merely an orthographic trick to
> > > avoid an unwanted |oa| sequence, or as an overenthusiastic indication
> > > of the subphonemic glide breaking up the unwanted [o.a] sequence into
> > > [o.ja]. Without this convention, you couldn't know whether **aeoas
> > > spelt [ajojas] or [ajewas], which apparently troubles the
> > > megheanophones more than the existing ambiguities.
> >
> > Fools. Which is to say, <aeoas> looks so much better than <aeohas>.
>
> Now you're badmouthing imaginary people ... some more brightly coloured pills?
*Tries to think of something witty to say*

*Can't*

*Wonders if words spelt {hus} and {hos} but pronounced /faiS/ and /Auf/
(resp.) are too etabnannic[1] instead*

[1] I could make it magellic instead if Old Fo/tisk didn't distinguish
    between long and short sounds orthographically; then they could be as
    ligitamately pronouced /Auf/ and /of/, resp. I don't know when to
    leave well enough alone, do I?

    (For those concerned, it's:
    xu:s > hu:s > hy:s > hwis > Wis > fix > feiC > feiS > faiS
    xo:s > ho:s > hu:s > hus  > us  > ux  > oux  > ouf  > Auf
    xus  > hus: > hus: > hUs  > Us  > ux ...
    xos  > hos: > hos: > hOs  > Os  > ox  > ox   > of

    One of _hus(s)_ or _hos_ will mean 'house'. Depending on whether I
    merge Pidse and Fo/tisc,[2] they might all survive.

[2] This is random throwing-around of ideas for Modern Fotisc. Before
    anything definitive is decided, I will have to get Ancient Foietisc to
    a more advanced stage, before attacking Old and Middle Fo/tisc. Before
    I get there, I may have totally changed my mind.



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Tristan