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Re: Mutations in General

From:Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>
Date:Thursday, October 24, 2002, 17:56
Sorry 'bout the really poor layout of that post!

                                    Andreas

>From: Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> >Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...> >To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU >Subject: Re: Mutations in general >Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 17:41:55 +0000 > >>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...> >>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU >>Subject: Re: Mutations in general >>Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 15:33:33 -0400 >> >>On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, at 12:45 , Andreas Johansson wrote: >> >>>Yoon Ha Lee wrote: >>>>>>+ Korean "tensified" stops. If another language exists that makes use >>>>>>of >>>>>>them I haven't been able to find it...though if someone knows of one, > > > > > >Yoon Ha Lee wrote: >>>>> >>>This "reinforced" vs "lax" contrast sounds alot like a fortis vs lenis >>>distinction, does it not? >>> >>I just looked up the terms today. Yes, it does. I'm at a loss as to why >>it isn't described that way in the literature. > >Scholarly tradition among koreanists, I'd guess. Idiosyncratic terms used >to >describe a particular language aren't that rare. Might the terms >"reinforced" and "lax" be more or less direct translations of the Korean >terms? > > Andreas > >_________________________________________________________________ >Internet access plans that fit your lifestyle -- join MSN. >http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp
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