Re: DISC: phonological system of Adain

At 03:20 PM 3/14/2002 -0700, you wrote:


>I think that what you're describing is reasonably natural, but your
>description is, well, strange. The biggest problem I have is that I'm
>not sure if you're talking about letters or sounds.
     yes, i have a problem disambiguating the two. Apologies for confusion.
I'm sure my explanation is rather juvenile (all those linguistic
explanations I've read don't seem to have rubbed off on me), but I'm not
sure what to do to improve it.

>  If you are
>talking about the orthography, you never make the connection to
>pronunciation. My personal preference would be to describe the
>phonological alternations in terms of the sounds involved, and then
>show how the orthography handles the system. You seem to be working
>the other way around, and then not talking about the sounds.
     Soundwise, a long consonant is not considered to be the same as a
short one ( /n:/ does not equal /n/). two short nasals in a row: drop one.
two long nasals in a row: shorten one.

     I'll work on paying attention to this when I do a better job on this
phonology explanation.

     Thanks for your help!

   Aidan

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