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

From:Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 17, 2003, 16:24
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? Andreas

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