Re: A phonology

Quoting "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...>:

> Quoting JS Bangs <jaspax@...>:
>
> > Peter Bleackley sikyal:
> > > Syllable structure
> > >
> > > [O]V[C]
> > >
> > > Where O is an onset consonant and C is a coda consonant. Codas are about
> > > twice as common as onsets.
> >
> > This is not a fatal error, but it is an exception: in all natural
> > languages, onsets are more common than codas.
>
> Not all;  there is a single language, in Australia, that has been
> claimed to have no onsets. (It has V and VC syllables only.)  But I
> agree entirely: that is an exception that proves the rule.
Too bad. I assume this is the lang "Arrernte", which is, I've been told, an
Australian language which only accepts VC(C) syllables. I've been wondering
about the name, but I suspect the report I've heard was exaggerated.

                                                      Andreas