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Re: Announcing the open beta of CALS

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Monday, June 9, 2008, 0:59
Hm. My normal pronunciation of [K] already feels retroflex...



On 6/8/08, Herman Miller <hmiller@...> wrote:
> John Vertical wrote: >>> Not sure if this counts as a bug: >>> >>> In WALS the "presence of uncommon consonants" option doesn't include an >> option for "clicks and 'th'", because no language in the database has >> this. >> But some conlangs do. So may CALS deviate from WALS in having options >> absent >> from WALS? >>> --And. >> >> I would argue interdentals do not count as uncommon consonants in conlangs >> anyway… >> http://www.spinnoff.com/zbb/viewtopic.php?t=25708 >> >> John Vertical > > How about an "other" option? Lindiga has a retroflex lateral fricative, > which doesn't even have an IPA symbol. >
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