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.