Re: Help on Sound Changes

Hi!

Santiago Matías Feldman writes:
> I need some advice on my sound changes from Latin into
> my Romlang "Laturslav".
>...
Ah!  More details about Laturslav, please! :-)

>...
> So, the question is, how can I manage to keep /ts/
> present in the language to a minimum, while at the
> same time applying the changes of /t/ and /k/ to /s/?
Hmm, try considering the stress pattern and make the rules dependent
on stress.

E.g. /t/ > /s/   / _ j (unstressed)
     /t/ > /ts/  / _ j (stressed)

(And analogously with /k/ + /e/, /i/):

  informatio  > informasya   /-s-/
  caelum      > cel          /ts-/

(Or let the syllable *before* the /t/,/k/ influence the shift.)

**Henrik