Elaison, r-insertion and the athematic...

From: Glen Gordon
Message: 2063
Date: 2000-04-08

>I've never quite assimilated the lectures as to why this happens.
>
>Mark.

Elaison plus generalisation, I'd imagine. The final phoneme drops out of use
except to break up two side-by-side vowels (just as in French). Then,
generalisation sets in and all side-by-side vowels are seperated with this
phoneme rather than the usual glottal stops or semivowels. Nej?

By the way, my "athematic" answer on aorists is coming. I've been very sick
this week. But don't worry, it's nothing sexually transmitted :)

- gLeN
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