Re: vowel harmony

On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 11:16:46AM -0700, JS Bangs wrote:
> Under most analyses (perhaps all, actually), central vowels are not  a
> separate backness from back vowels. In terms of features, I would describe
> this system thus:
>
> -back  |  +back, -round  | +back, +round
> ------------------------------------------
>  i     |       1         |      u
So where do } (central rounded) and  M (back unrounded) fit in, then?
I don't think the central/back distinction can be identified with
a rounded/unrounded distinction within back vowels.

-Mark

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