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Re: Introduction and Þēwthàj Phonology

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 22:42
Hi Kevin!

Welcome aboard!

Kevin Athey <kevindeanathey@...> writes:
>... > I'll toss you all the phonology, now. >...
Oh, that was very interesting to read indeed! It seems you have spent quite some time on making up the phonology, at least it looks like the definite opposite of ad-hoc. :-) Some comments and questions:
>... > In underlying form, Þ&#275;wthàj has three vowels, differentiated by height. > I have rendered them /i/, /e/, and /a/. >...
That I like very much! I occasionally thought about doing this in some of my conlangs, but usually ended with something totally different. Tyl Sjok in its very early phase did have /a @ 1/, but then ended up with /i E 1 3 a M V/ instead. In Qthyn|gai (note the spelling reform, BTW), I started with /a i u/, then got /a i u @/. Your system is very nice because it allows a lot of interesting allophones. :-) Did you get the idea from some Causasian language, i.e. Adyge?
> Before most codas, they are central. However, the combination /iw/ > is pronounced [u:], /iy/ is [i:], /ew/ is [EU],
But you transliterated the name of the language (alternatively) with |o| in |Tho1taq4|. Why is that, then?
> Þ&#275;wthàj also has tonal distinctions. >...
Yippie! I love tones! :-) Especially some spicy tone sandhi.
> That is all for now. Tell me what you think.
Very nice! What languages influence lead to this? Please post some grammar soon! E.g., I'm keen on seeing those few inflections. **Henrik

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