Re: dwèshan phonology

At 2:40 PM -0800 03/22/02, Jesse Raccio wrote:
>  > >A syllable can be (C)(C)V(V)(C),
>>  >however, it is rarely found at its fullest extent.
>>  The
>>  >more common syllables are CV(C).
>>
>>  What are examples of syllables that would fill the
>>  template? What restrictions are there on consonant
>>  clusters? Can
>>  vowels also cluster
>>  or is the VV meant to indicate a long vowel? (more
>>  phonology
>>  questions)
>the only consonant clusters for the beginning of
>syllables that I am considering currently are sra,
>hra, vra, shva.    All with the /r\/.
>With the vowels I am assuming that clustering does not
>mean creating diphthongs.  I was thinking that in a
>case with VV each vowel would be pronounced
>individualy or if identical would be assimilated.  I
>am not sure if I am expressing this in the correct
>terms.
If the vowels are pronounced individually, then they each form the
nucleus for their own syllable. I was actually thinking about
diphthongs.

Dirk
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Dirk Elzinga                  Dirk_Elzinga@byu.edu

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