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* The tense/aspect system is a bit confused. | * The tense/aspect system is a bit confused. | ||
* A lot of the sound changes seem wildly implausible. | * A lot of the sound changes seem wildly implausible. | ||
* In particular, while "sigmatization" seemed like a cool idea at the time, it now strikes me as confusing and generally a pain. | |||
* I was not very careful about the ordering of the soundlaws, resulting in many contradictions. | * I was not very careful about the ordering of the soundlaws, resulting in many contradictions. | ||
* David Salo has suggested that it is unrealistic that the stops are never voiced under any conditions. (Perhaps I should make a rule that the unaspirated stops retain voicing when adjacent to a sonorant? In any case this is not the rule as things stand.) | * David Salo has suggested that it is unrealistic that the stops are never voiced under any conditions. (Perhaps I should make a rule that the unaspirated stops retain voicing when adjacent to a sonorant? In any case this is not the rule as things stand.) | ||
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<span id="Epistle">[http://linguifex.com/w/images/5/5f/David_Salo_reads_the_Epistle_to_Sihler.wav The above text, read by David Salo]: | <span id="Epistle">[http://linguifex.com/w/images/5/5f/David_Salo_reads_the_Epistle_to_Sihler.wav The above text, read by David Salo]: | ||
[[File:David Salo reads the Epistle to Sihler.wav|Text goes | [[File:David Salo reads the Epistle to Sihler.wav|Text goes here]]</span> | ||
===On Dragons=== | ===On Dragons=== | ||
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# Ti taisâm tâmasram dikântam gânâsâ pâmpâ isânti-ga.<br/>[tʰitʰajzɑːn̥tʰɑːmazrʲan̥ tiˈkʰɑ̃ːtʰaŋ̊ ˈkɑːnɑːzɑː ˈpʰɑ̃ːpʰɑː ɦiˈzɑ̃ːtʰika] | # Ti taisâm tâmasram dikântam gânâsâ pâmpâ isânti-ga.<br/>[tʰitʰajzɑːn̥tʰɑːmazrʲan̥ tiˈkʰɑ̃ːtʰaŋ̊ ˈkɑːnɑːzɑː ˈpʰɑ̃ːpʰɑː ɦiˈzɑ̃ːtʰika] | ||
# Sâ âh anitus<sup>[SIC]</sup> pâtâkâ praûs âdi-ga.<br/>[sɑːˈɦɑːɣ ˈanitʰuː ˈpɑːtʰɑːkʰɑː pʰr̥ʲaˈɦuːz ˈɑːtika] | # Sâ âh anitus<sup>[SIC]</sup> pâtâkâ praûs âdi-ga.<br/>[sɑːˈɦɑːɣ ˈanitʰuː ˈpɑːtʰɑːkʰɑː pʰr̥ʲaˈɦuːz ˈɑːtika] | ||
# Sâ âlfs dikâs<sup>[SIC]</sup> ti snaiva-a dâmâî-ga.<br/>[sɑːˈɦɑːɫfs tiˈkʰɑ̃ː tiˈznajβaɦa ˈtɑːmɑːɦiːka] | # Sâ âlfs dikâs<sup>[SIC]</sup> ti snaiva-a dâmâî-ga.<br/>[sɑːˈɦɑːɫfs tiˈkʰɑ̃ː<ref>I'm not certain if this should be ''dikâ di'' or ''dikānt di''—I can think of arguments for both.</ref> tiˈznajβaɦa ˈtɑːmɑːɦiːka] | ||
# Sâ nâks dikâs<sup>[SIC]</sup> tis guarkan bântias-a raudî-ga,<br/>[sɑːˈnɑːkʰs tiˈkʰɑ̃ː tisˈkwar̥ʲkam ˈpɑːn̥tʰjaza rʲawˈtiːka] | # Sâ nâks dikâs<sup>[SIC]</sup> tis guarkan bântias-a raudî-ga,<br/>[sɑːˈnɑːkʰs tiˈkʰɑ̃ː tisˈkwar̥ʲkam ˈpɑːn̥tʰjaza rʲawˈtiːka] | ||
# Is sama siyinkâ akuarin âghârfî-pâ, [............] pâpi-ga.<br/>[is sama zijĩ'kʰɑː ɦakʰwarʲin ˈakʰwarʲin ˈɑːkxɑːrʲviːpɑː] ...... [ˈpʰɑːpʰika] | # Is sama siyinkâ akuarin âghârfî-pâ, [............] pâpi-ga.<br/>[is sama zijĩ'kʰɑː ɦakʰwarʲin ˈakʰwarʲin ˈɑːkxɑːrʲviːpɑː] ...... [ˈpʰɑːpʰika] | ||
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# Au sâ flaus dikâs<sup>[SIC]</sup> tis savas sinktuas<sup>[SIC]</sup> tâtikas-ân dâmâî-ga.<br/>[aw zɑː'vlaws tikɑ̃ː tisˈsaβas 'sĩkʰtʰwɑː 'tʰɑːtʰikʰazɑ̃ː 'tɑːmɑːɦiːka] | # Au sâ flaus dikâs<sup>[SIC]</sup> tis savas sinktuas<sup>[SIC]</sup> tâtikas-ân dâmâî-ga.<br/>[aw zɑː'vlaws tikɑ̃ː tisˈsaβas 'sĩkʰtʰwɑː 'tʰɑːtʰikʰazɑ̃ː 'tɑːmɑːɦiːka] | ||
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[[File:Flag_of_Wales.svg|thumb|Au sā raus | [[File:Flag_of_Wales.svg|thumb|Au sā raus dikās Gambria-a dāmāī-ga!]] | ||
<div align="center">On Dragons</div> | <div align="center">On Dragons</div> | ||
# There are five kinds of evil dragons. | # There are five kinds of evil dragons. | ||