On Mon, 28 Dec 1998 05:13:16 EST, Daniel Baisden <Alomian1@...> =
wrote:
>J. Barefoot has brought up the idea that there are certain sounds which
>subconsciously call to us. I think she is probably right, though the =
letters
>will vary with the individual, I think. Personally,I really like the
>consonants p,t,k, and s. I like the sounds of f and w and y after almost=
any
>consonant. I do not like vowel clusters or large consonant clusters. =
"n-" has
>a negative sound. To me "k-" has a kind sound. I also suspect that the =
sounds
>people like will be reflected in their conlang. It would be interesting =
to do
>a psychological study, to find the sound clusters that "most people" =
find
>pleasant, fun, enjoyable..I suspect something of that order went into =
the
>phonetic construction of lojban. Anyone?
>Daniel Baisden
I like the Welsh ll sound, and its voiced equivalent, Zulu dl. One or =
both
of them show up in many of my languages, including Hlererhoi (which =
begins
with this sound). Jarrda has both of them, although [D] is an alternate
pronunciation of the voiced ll.
I like languages that have lots of "sh" type sounds, including =
palatalized
or retroflex versions.
One sound that I tend to avoid even though it's common in English is [f].