Re: Takiyyudin phonology
| From: | Tristan Alexander McLeay <conlang@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 13, 2006, 13:03 |
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On 13/07/06, David J. Peterson <dedalvs@...> wrote:
> Tristan wrote:
> <<
> Harmony
> generally works from in a single direction only, from the inside to
> the outside.
> >>
>
> Perhaps commonly, but not generally. Here's a link to a paper
> by Larry Hyman which shows some examples of what I was talking
> about in my first reply:
Hm, this is interesting. Most theoretical analyses I've read to trying
to describe the way vowel harmony processes work seem to make the
assumption that vowel harmony only goes in one direction. Many I'm
sure would even fail if it went in two different directions. I will
read with interest.
--
Tristan.