Re: Primary Interjections - Universals?

Thanks for all the great ideas (& corrections) on my
Primary Interjections/Universals topic.  I'm glad so
many people were interested in it. I very much am, as
it seems like such a window onto the association of
sound and meaning. Much more so than the low back
vowel=big, high front vowel=small "universal" (to
which, as I read on Mark Rosenfelder's page "big" and
"small" are notably exceptions!).  I wish I could do
more research on interjections by going to natlang
dictionaries, but the problem is that I'd basically
have to read the whole thing, or at least scan it all
for "interj" and short words.

By the way, since that was my first post, I'll say a
few words of introduction. I'm a Math PhD student who
did a Ling minor as an undergrad, with no conlangs to
my name as yet, just a grammatical idea here, and a
phonology there, and big binder of background
matierials I've collected for the day when a language
leaps out of my head. I've lurked on the mailing list
off and on for a year.

I also feel compelled to comment on a month-old
thread--the most beautiful phonology. I am very
partial to labial and dental consonants, espcially
non-stops.  I love interdental fricatives, l, f, and
voiceless/aspirated w.  If I have to pick a full
system, I'll take Sindarin. However, the phone I'm
proudest of being able to pronounce are the voiceless
and voiced pharygeal fricatives. If I'd spent more
time in my Arabic classes trying to learn the language
rather than master those, I might know some Arabic! :)



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