Re: [Courrier indésirable] Re: e: [tied] Re: Finnish KASKA

Sorry, I am siding with Anttila here.

Have you read him? He is utterly brilliant.

Patrick

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From: "fournet.arnaud" <fournet.arnaud@...>
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Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Courrier indésirable] Re: e: [tied] Re: Finnish KASKA


> So your <a> is not central either?
> I based my whole reconstruction on Anttila's idea of maximal contrast for
> vowels in front-central-back positions.
> Patrick
> ==========
> in my proto-System,
> */a/ is neither closed like */i/
> nor rounded like */o/.
>
> Central does not make sense
> here.
>
> Arnaud
>
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> > =============
> > It's a square system
> >
> > Rounded Unrounded
> > Open o a
> > Closed u i
> >
> > What's wrong ?
> >
> > Arnaud
> >
> > ===================
> >
> >
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