Bright languages: Difference between revisions
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===Sound Laws=== | ===Sound Laws=== | ||
*Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced. | *Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced. | ||
*Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless. | *Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless. | ||
*Assimilation: alba-val > albabelë; silma-val > silmemalë | |||
*Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a] | |||
vāl, vār | |||
val > berdë (*var) | |||
*Mutation: voiced consonants extend grade<br> | *Mutation: voiced consonants extend grade<br> | ||
m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | m/n + p -mb [extension of p]<br> | ||
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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 | */t/ can only happen before /a/ and/or /ə/. | ||
C̥VC̬VC̥ | C̥VC̬VC̥ | ||
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albabelë narni | albabelë narni | ||
Revision as of 17:59, 31 October 2024
Bright languages are constructed languages intended to be aesthetically pleasing and stable in utterance.
Introduction
Phonology
Sound Laws
- Voicing: consonants between vowels are voiced.
- Devoicing: initial and final consonants are voiceless.
- Assimilation: alba-val > albabelë; silma-val > silmemalë
- Harmony: [a > e > i] or [i > e > a]
vāl, vār val > berdë (*var)
- 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 before /a/ and/or /ə/.
C̥VC̬VC̥
[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
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/