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Re: Phaleran Grammar online (in PDF)

From:Thomas R. Wier <trwier@...>
Date:Wednesday, February 4, 2004, 6:44
From:    Andreas Johansson <andjo@...>
> The phonemic inventory lists a glottal voiceless trill, which should be > impossible according to the IPA chart. Explanation?
Ah, yes, thank you for pointing that out! That, my good friend, represents One Too Many Punches of the Tab Key. It's supposed to be a uvular trill. ========================================================================= Thomas Wier "I find it useful to meet my subjects personally, Dept. of Linguistics because our secret police don't get it right University of Chicago half the time." -- octogenarian Sheikh Zayed of 1010 E. 59th Street Abu Dhabi, to a French reporter. Chicago, IL 60637