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Re: fewest sounds?

From:Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...>
Date:Tuesday, November 29, 2005, 1:11
--- Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Nov 2005 15:43:06 -0500, Reilly Schlaier > > <schlaier@...> wrote: > > > what are the fewest sounds in any language i was > wondering how > > many sounds are required to make a language work >
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> Technically, you only need two phonemes for a > workable language, but I > can't see that occuring naturally.
i and iii Where the only distinction is that iii has three times the duration of i. Otherwise they sound alike. It's called Morse Code. --gary

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