Re: Introduction, and a Couple Questions

In a message dated 1/27/2008 3:14:14 PM Central Standard Time, andjo@FREE.FR
writes:


> > On Jan 27, 2008 9:50 AM, Parker Glynn-Adey <parkerglynnadey@...>
> wrote:
> > >    -Why do most people start their work on a language with their
> phonology?
> >
> > Simply, because it allows people to start making words.
> >
> > The usual route is approx: phonetics -> phonology -> phonotactics ->
> > nonce words -> morphology -> syntax -> pragmatics. And orthography
> > somewhere in parallel.
>
> I've always begun with a few words, and used them as a starting point to
> build
> the phonology.
>
> Andreas
>
I start with the English alphabet.  That gives me some basic sounds, and
since I don't like diacritics, I make do with that.
So I guess I start with the phonology, too.

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