Bright languages: Difference between revisions
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*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. | ||
*Mutation: voiced consonants extend grade | *Mutation: voiced consonants extend grade<br> | ||
*/t/ can | m/n + p -mb [extension of p] | ||
m/n + t -nd [extension of t] | |||
p/f + l/r = -bl [extension of l] | |||
t/c + l/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. | |||
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l > lb/lm, r > rd/rn | m > mb, n > nd | p/b > ps, t/d > ts | f/v > ff s/z > ss | l > lb/lm, r > rd/rn | m > mb, n > nd | p/b > ps, t/d > ts | f/v > ff s/z > ss | ||
albabelë | [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 | |||
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anci | |||
abla | |||
trav | |||
bel | bel | ||
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Back vowels are totally erased, to contrast with dark tongues, plus to avoid the sound change /du/ > /dʷ/ > /b/ | Back vowels are totally erased, to contrast with dark tongues, plus to avoid the sound change /du/ > /dʷ/ > /b/ | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
Revision as of 17:51, 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/f + l/r = -bl [extension of l] t/c + l/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.
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/