tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Feb 16 14:30:44 2001
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]
RE: K'Zhen Zu-Merz
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Ruehlaender [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 15 February 2001 23:18
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: K'Zhen Zu-Merz
>
>
>
> > > but {law'} *is* generally considered to be a CVCC,
> > > remember that -w' is one of the three -CC endings
> > > allowed, along with -y' and -rgh
> >
> > But I thought <'> could only follow a vowel and TKD gives the <aw>
> > construction a vowel sound.
>
> you may well look at {aw} etc as diphthongs D (vowels) if you like.
> but then, the rule seems to be that they must either be in open
> syllables (no consonant follows) or in syllables ending in {'}
> i.e. CD and CD' are the only allowed syllables with diphthongs.
>
The sound of <aw> is definately that of a dipthong and by definition** means
there is no consonant sound. I' never said that it was canon and I know
you didn't say it couldn't be used as it is part of a name...
> CVw is never seen followed by any consonant other than '
I agree there is no canon with anything else following aw apart from <'> and
because of that no one can make any assumptions .. ALL I meant was as part
of the name I still believe the final construct followed a CVC pattern
albeit a CDC one.
**a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and
moves toward the position for another (from Webster's Revised Unabridged
Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.)
> >
>
> Marc Ruehlaender
qe'San