Re: Tonal Languages taken to extremes
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, September 29, 2001, 23:25 |
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Andreas Johansson wrote:
> In other words, you didn't intend to allow syllables only consisting of a
> vowel! That'd be slightly remarkable, wouldn't it?
There are languages which require onsets. In fact, I think Arabic is an
example. I know that Arabic words can't *begin* with a vowel, things
like al- are actually pronounced with an initial glottal stop.
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