--- Stephen Mulraney <ataltanie@...> skrev:
> > Oh, quite a few. Russian comes to mind; 's' and
'v'
> > are both legitimate words (I think they're
> > prepositions).
>
> Well, phonologically, they never stand alone
(AFAIK).
> Indeed, another consonental preposition is 'k'.
Interesting. How are clusters like /s zdranat/ (I'm
making up a Russian-sounding word here, because the
only Russian I know comes from old spy movies)
pronounced?
> Many languages have a syllabic 'r' or
> > 'l' (such as Czech, Slovak and Sanskrit).
>
> Or English. (little /litl=/, better /betr=/)
D'oh! Forgot about my own native language here!
> I don't think any rules is being broken here, simply
> because (say) [s] comes from the part of the IPA
> chart labelled "consonants". As for syllable
> constraints, I guess Mandarin is a funny example:
> there are a limited number of syllables (414, IIRC)
> before tone is considered, so I'm not sure if it
> makes sense to talk of syllable constraints :)
Good point :). I forgot about the split between the
formal rules outlined in the grammars and the actual
realities of speech.