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Re: An Introduction to C'ali: Phonology

From:julien eychenne <eychenne.j@...>
Date:Monday, August 5, 2002, 6:51
On Sun, 4 Aug 2002 23:59:24 -0500
"Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...> wrote:


> C'ali's consonant inventory is very similar to Phaleran in some > respects. In both, the opposition between simple voicelessness > and aspiration is more salient than voicing and voicelessness, > and in both glottalization, labialization, and lateralization > are important distinguishing features.
Then, can voiced consonants be found as phones ? If yes, wich series would they be variants of?
> Stops: > p t[ t k q ? > ph th kh > t' k' q' > th' kh' > tw kw qw > tl > > Affricates and fricatives: > pf ts tsh kx > ts' tsh' > s x h > > (<tsh> here represents a postalveolar affricate.)
Can /s/ be pronouced differently depending on the context ([s] -->[S]) or is it more a neutral form such as finish or spanish /s/? I particularly like the /t[/ ~/t/ opposition.
> Some phonological rules: > > [-voice, +obstruent] --> C' / _? (i.e., becomes glottalized) > [-voice, +obstruent] --> Ch / _h (i.e., becomes aspirated, > where possible) > [+high, +vocalic] --> [-high] / _ [uvular consonants]
Are [+obstruent] and [+ vocalic] respectively equivalent to [- sonorant] and [+ syllabic] or is there any difference?
> (more on Morphosyntax in next post)
I'm eager to read it. Julien.

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