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Re: Woody or tinny?

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Monday, May 21, 2001, 23:02
Christophe Grandsire wrote:
> The only sound I can really say I dislike is the ich-laut
Then you probably wouldn't like Uatakassí. :-) {ki} represents /C(i)/, and is fairly common, especially as an inflectional suffix, the nonpunctual aspect suffix is -ki (/C/ after vowels, /Ci/ after consonants)
> I must say I do find the language pleasant to > hear (unfortunately, it's usually pronounced in ways that I dislike...).
Agreed.
> As for the sounds I prefer, I must say that I have a big preference for > consonnant clusters stop+fricative (in both orders)
That's one that I dislike. But, syllable-final stop-fricative combinations aren't that bad. But I dislike fricative-stop in any context, especially syllable-finally.
> or stop+liquid
Anything plus a liquid is nice, except dental/alveolar sounds followed by /l/. Liquids are wonderful sounds. However, lateral affricates are nice, like Aztec {tl}.
> (even stop+nasal :) )
Horrific! Nasal-stop, good when intervocalic, borderline acceptable when syllable-initial, bad when syllable-final. Stop-nasal, bad period. :-)
> and fricatives like /ts/ or /dz/ (I used to > like /tS/ and /dZ/ more, but I probably grew tired of them).
/ts/ and /dz/ are nice, as well. In fact, Colloquial Uatakassí has those for /tj/ and /dj/.
> My favorite of them all is certainly /tl/!
Hee hee. /tl/ is phonetically [tr] in Uatakassí, largely because I hate dentals followed by l. However, some dialects have turned [kl] and [gl] into [tl] and [dl], helping to create a phonemic contrast between /l/ and /r/ (which is also caused by [zr] (/zl/) -> [r]) -- Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon A nation without a language is a nation without a heart - Welsh proverb ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42