Re: Silent E
| From: | Amber Adams <amber@...> |
|---|
| Date: | Friday, October 5, 2001, 3:10 |
|---|
In one of my conlangs, the letters 'th', 'ph' and 'ch' are pronounced
[t_h], [p_h], and [k_h] respectively everywhere except word-final.
Word final, they become fricatives, and they are pronounced [T], [f], and [x].
The reason I did this is exactly the reason that was just pointed out...
I decided I wanted a sound change, but I didn't feel like changing the
whole orthography, so... I didn't. :)
On Thu, Oct 04, 2001 at 10:54:03PM -0400, David Peterson wrote:
> I don't think a language
> ever created an orthography with the intention of, say, adding a letter that
> had a sound in some positions which would make no sound if you put after
> another vowel but would change that vowel, like English's silent "e"; these
> things just happen over time if your orthography doesn't keep up with the
> sound changes.