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Re: Critique sought

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Thursday, November 18, 1999, 2:20
artabanos@mail.utexas.edu writes:
>Usually, there are also certain vowels which pop up far more often >than others. If a language has a three-vowel system, it'll likely have >/i u a/;
Is there a reason for /i u a/ being most likely in a three vowel system? Interesting because Old Tagalog was like that, and it only had /i u a/ before the Spanish arrived and brought /e o/. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- 'The beginning calls for courage; the end demands care'