Re: Gzarondan: Phonological Review
| From: | Isaac A. Penzev <isaacp@...> |
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| Date: | Sunday, October 17, 2004, 18:52 |
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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"