Re: 3 q's - X-Sampa

This had been sent last night from the wrong email account, and
bounced. Here it is again.

On 29 Jan 2004 at 22:54, Andreas Johansson wrote:

> > How do you write retroflex consonants?
>
> In CXS/X-SAMPA, normally by placing a grave accent after the
> corresponding alveolar sign. If you've been following my complaining
> lately, you know [r`]~ [4] is an exception.
I'm so far behind AGAIN with Conlang that it's getting time I stopped
complaining about it and decided not read every single message.

Anyway, IMO, you're onto solid gold here, Andreas. I demand CXS be
changed to be (more) logical (with respect to apical rhotics):

/r\/ - alveolar approximant
/r/ - alveolar trill
/4/ - alveolar tap

/r`\/ - retroflex approximant
/r`/ - retroflex trill
/4`/ - retroflex tap

And that's the way it should be. I will brook no discussion
whatsoever. Submit to my will immediately, puny humans.



Paul