From: fournet.arnaud
Message: 58508
Date: 2008-05-15
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Ryan" <proto-language@...>
>> >> ==========
>> >>
>> >> Can you show me words that have e: a: o:
>> >> in the consonantal structure C_nC ?
>> >> short vowels are represented by
>> >> benthos, ponthos etc.
>> >>
>> >> Do you have Ce:nC-os ?
>> >>
>> >> Arnaud
>> >>
>> >> ===========
>>
>> the a in ak-a-nthos is short
>>
>> I asked for long vowels.
>>
>> Arnaud
>>
>> ============
> Patrick:
>
> Then find them yourself.
>
> I am not your research assistant.
>
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I don't need this.
I'm just pointing at a weakness in your system.
If you claim e: a: o: a: are vowels,
you need to prove that they appear in any context.
Like English /ai/ and /au/ which appear anywhere
including in f-i-nd and f-ou-nd.
Where are your Ce:nC-os ?
Ca:nC-os ? Co:nC-os ?
Arnaud
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