--- Richard Wordingham
<
richard.wordingham@...> wrote:
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Sean Whalen
> <stlatos@...> wrote:
> >
> > (a)>0/V_N(C)#
> >
> > (a)>0/V_C#
> >
> > V+high>G/_V or (V)
> >
> > (a)>0/V_CC#
> >
> Most of this is incomprehensible. What does '(a)'
> mean? What
> does 'G' mean?
G is glide
C is consonant
a' is a with high tone
a` is a with low tone
(a) is optional element a, which only appears to
separate forbidden C-clusters when morphemes are added
to each other.
xja`s+m=xja`sam
xja`s+f=xja`sf
xja`s+t=xja`st
xja`s+nt=xja`sant
Trying to use your standard transcription would be
difficult when I have to write so much. I've made the
chart and include no use of j, v, h as separate
elements.
After my description of the older time period and the
nature of the inflexional endings I began a complete
description of the continuous PIE change to
immediately pre-break-up. This starts with synchronic
study of word formation, inflexion, etc. in the minds
of the speakers. Then diachronic sound shifts and
analogy follow.
I believe it is important to understand the synchronic
rules after each diachronic change. I didn't consider
all of them when forming this theory, but I think I
did enough. I won't be showing more than one
synchronic formation rule system.
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