Re: New Script

CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>What is the purpose of the "full" AY, EY, AW characters (as opposed to the
>subscript signs)?  I forget Saalangal phonology-- are initial or isolated
>AY, EY etc. syllables possible?
Ok, since i just thought of this, here's a little of the Saalangal
phonology:

Vowels - /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/

Diphthongs - /ai/, /au/, /ej/, /oj/

Consonants - /b/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /t/,
/w/, /j/, /tS/, /N/, /?/

Syllables can be: V, CV, VC, CVC

Note: V is including diphthongs.

Dipthongs + consonant syllables are probably nonexistant in Saalangal
(they just dont sound good to me :): awk doesnt sound good, but awka
sounds better :).

Most root words are two to three syllables at the most.Other words are
longer of course, since Saalangal makes extensive use of affixes to
specify the meaning of a word. Things like pronouns, particles, etc. are
usually one to two syllables. Stress is fairly regular, mainly
penultimate, but cases exist where the stress is in other places.

Meaning is not usually dependant on stress, although there are a few cases
of words being spelled the same, but the stress differentiates them.
Stress tends to lie syllable with the glottal stop as well. When the
Saalangal script was devised an accent mark was added (half circle), which
can go either above or below (Saalangals dont like to stack diacritics if
they can help it).



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