Re: Another attempt to introduce myself

i suppose you could see it that way. but all native roots begin with one
of the 13 consonants ( k g c j t d p b y r l w s - yes the order IS
devanagari ), so it only applies to loans and secondary formations (
such as esb, oblique thesb, definite tnesb-with or without voiceless
initial /n/ depending on register, definite oblique esb or,
pedantically, tesb ), so it's really just a form of internal inflexion.

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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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