Re: Another attempt to introduce myself
From: | Pavel Iosad <pavel_iosad@...> |
Date: | Thursday, July 11, 2002, 10:56 |
Hello,
> bac = voice / language. ingland = England. yes, it's a mutation, but
> functional rather than situational like in gaelic . . . the series is
> dn, d, dh ( /n/, /d/, /D/ - vr.d.d.hi gun.a and base grade if
> you like )
> and applies to ALL consonants. if a word starts with a vowel then it
> takes t as an initial consonant when it needs to mutate.
Hmmm, sounds like the African class systems (Fula, e.g.)... Though
entirely phonologically conditioned, nowhere near
lexicalisation/grammaticalization, right?
Pavel
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Pavel Iosad pavel_iosad@mail.ru
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