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Re: Gzarondan: Phonological Review

From:Isaac A. Penzev <isaacp@...>
Date:Sunday, October 17, 2004, 18:52
Ktebe Adrian Morgan:


> It's the simplest way to describe the syllable structure. The syllable > [t8:5n] is possible, but the syllable [ta:5n] is not possible, although > the syllable [ta:5] *is* possible.
That makes sense, being illustrated by an anadewism from Lithuanian that analyzes |Vl|, |Vr|, |Vn| and |Vm| sequences as diphthongs for phonological reasons (prosody etc.), even though they are not real diphthongs with a nucleus and a glide. This scheme also makes easier to show ablaut. -- Yitzik "deep in the abysses of Semitology"