Re: Tsuhon: tentative phonology
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 25, 2001, 5:31 |
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Roger Mills wrote:
> I see no reason at all why Germanized Japanese might not acquire initial
> [Sv]-- though more likely [Sw] as I don't recall seeing a /v/ in her
> inventory.
There was a /v/, but actually no /w/. But, /Sv/ would be not just a new
combination, but a new *type* of combination. Japanese only allows for
clusters of (N,Q)C(y) where N represents general nasal and Q represents
geminate, and could easily be modified to allow for clusters of
voiceless consonants. But to produce /Sv/ would require a complete
change in what *types* of clusters are allowed. I got the impression
that Yoon Ha wanted to stay pretty close to Japanese phonology.
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