Re: ka and k^a [was: [tied] *kW- "?"]

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From: "glen gordon" <glengordon01@...>
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Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: ka and k^a [was: [tied] *kW- "?"]


> Grzegorz:
> > Really? And what about Hungarian?
>
> You're obviously not listening. I'm trying to get
> through your head that there is no language without
> some a-like sound (a [+low] vowel). It's irrelevant
> how that "a" surfaces, whether it be front or back.
> Simple Vowel Theory would dictate that we MUST have
> at the very least a two-dimensional vertical system
> consisting of at least two vowels. There is no
> monovocalic system attested anywhere, nor is there
> any language without low vowels which oppose the
> mid or high ones.
>
>
>
> > And what about English, esp. British? Has it /a/?
>
> Yes, obviously.
>
>
> = gLeN

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Patrick:

Anttila states that the commonest vowel scheme around the world is front,
central, back, with height irrelevant.

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