Eva:
>I can think of a language. Babies "say" exclusively /a/ in the
>beginning. They say other vowels as well, but I think that
>happens later. I have not read anything serious on the subject,
>just my observations on my niece.
Cute, Eva. But I'm sure you know that we just say "baby
language". It's a misnomer. It doesn't constitute a real language.
Even my terrier dog pronounced /a/ once. He went to open
his mouth to yawn and to my surprise it came out as a pure
open vowel that any father would be proud of!
- gLeN
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