Bright languages: Difference between revisions
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m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | ||
m/n + t -nd [extension of t]<br> | m/n + t -nd [extension of t]<br> | ||
p/ | p/t + l = -bl [extension of l]<br> | ||
t | p/t + r = -dr [extension of r]<br> | ||
r/l + m = -lm [extension of m]<br> | r/l + m = -lm [extension of m]<br> | ||
r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]<br> | ||
*/t/ can only happen between two /a/'s and/or /ə/'s. | */t/ can only happen between two /a/'s and/or /ə/'s. | ||
tl > bl | |||
Revision as of 17:54, 31 October 2024
Bright languages are constructed languages intended to be aesthetically pleasing and stable in utterance.
Introduction
Phonology
Sound Laws
- Assimilation: alba-val > albabelë; silma-val > silmemalë
- Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced.
- Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless.
- Mutation: voiced consonants extend grade
m/n + p -mb [extension of p]
m/n + t -nd [extension of t]
p/t + l = -bl [extension of l]
p/t + r = -dr [extension of r]
r/l + m = -lm [extension of m]
r/l + n = -rn [extension of n]
- /t/ can only happen between two /a/'s and/or /ə/'s.
tl > bl
ndar > nc
C̥VC̬VC̥
l > lb/lm, r > rd/rn | m > mb, n > nd | p/b > ps, t/d > ts | f/v > ff s/z > ss
[the dorsal column was deleted and the distinction of voice lost] ...plus, m and n are added and f and s lost
m, l, p, b
n, r, t, d
albabelë narni
3 vowels and 6 consonants?
18
12
anci
abla
trav
bel
[a > e > i] or [i > e > a]
vāl, vār
val > berdë (*var)
Velar stops such as /k/ are problematic, therefore removed. Palatalization /ku/ for example has the tendence to inevitably change to /kʷ/ and /b/, whereas /ki/ will lead to /t͡ʃi/ and /ʃi/.
Back vowels are totally erased, to contrast with dark tongues, plus to avoid the sound change /du/ > /dʷ/ > /b/