Re: sound change question

'L' and 'R' can be turned into a retroflexed 'l' and 'r'. I like these
sounds. These are produced with the tongue coiled backward, though you may
need some practice.

Or it can be changed to a special 'rh' and 'dh' sounds found in Indian
languages. Refer to the consonants r(underlined) and d(underlined) on my
site at www.geocities.com/nsinha_2003/indianscripts.htm or
www.geocities.com/nsinha_2003/consonants.jpg.

Nikhil

Whenever I reply to a mail from Sylvia, the mail is automatically sent to
the personal address rather than the mailing list. Why?

> Sylvia Sotomayor likis:
> On Sunday 20 July 2003 10:23 pm, Roger Mills wrote:
> > Thomas Wier wrote:
> >
> > > Quoting Sylvia Sotomayor <kelen@...>:
> > >
> > > > So, Kélen has five stops:
> > > > p (labial)    t (dental)    ts* (alveolar)    c (palatal)    k
> (velar)
> > > > (*ts is often just [s] but is still counted as a stop.)
> > > > I've been contemplating some sound change with the goal of getting
> rid
> > > > of [p]. Which would be more reasonable?:
> > > >
> > > > p    t   ts   c   k     becoming
> > > > k    t    ts   c   q     or becoming
> > > > kw  t   ts   c   k
> > >
> > > I think probably the first set, where *p becomes /k/.  Arapaho
> > > underwent a similar process on its way from Proto-Algonkian.
> > > It's reasonable to think that a pull-chain effect might have
> > > started with *k becoming [q], leaving an opening for *p to fill.
> > > It's an unusual change, but I know of no natural language that
> > > would take *p and turn it into [kw] -- quite the opposite change
> > > would be expected.
> >
> > Agreed.  Evidently you want to keep it as a stop; my first thought was
> for
> > it to > fricative [P] or [f], then/or > h, then/or 0. All widely
> attested.
> >
> That is possible, though I'm getting rid of [m], too. [w] will stay,
> however. I'm thinking of turning [l] or maybe [r] into something else
> as well. Any ideas?
>
> --
> Sylvia Sotomayor
> sylvia1@ix.netcom.com
> kelen@ix.netcom.com
>
> Kélen language info can be found at:
> http://home.netcom.com/~sylvia1/Kelen/kelen.html
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