Re: Further language development Q's

Carsten Becker wrote:

> Hey!
>
> I still don't get the hang of developing Ayeri into (a)
> daughter language(s), but if I should ever do this, there
> are two things that I'm wondering about:
>
> 1)   How can I get from [4] to /R/, i.e. [X, R]? [4] is
>     alveolar, and /R/ uvular, so at the opposite end of
>     the mouth. Are there any steps in between that justify
>     this change? OTOH, I've heard dialects that use [4]
>     instead of [R]. I've learnt that it's always dialects
>     that develop into another daughter languages.

Happened in a Natlang (r>R), anyway.   What more justification is needed?

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