From cowan Mon Nov 6 09:50:55 1995 Subject: Re: Phonology Paper Released From: John Cowan To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu (Lojban List) Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 09:50:55 -0500 (EST) In-Reply-To: <199511031722.MAA15695@locke.ccil.org> from "Paulo Barreto" at Nov 3, 95 06:34:00 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 572 Status: OR Message-ID: <-rFrEyIrZZD.A.1xB._50kLB@chain.digitalkingdom.org> > > As a result, the Lojban design allows the use of a buffer sound > > between consonant combinations which a speaker finds unpronounceable. > > This sound may be any non-Lojbanic vowel which is clearly separable > > by the listener from the Lojban vowels. Some possibilities are IPA > > [I], [+], [U], or even [Y], but there probably is no universally > > Hmm, I don't think [Y] is acceptable. It's a rounded variant of [i], Well, no. [Y] is a rounded variant of [I]; [y] is the rounded variant of [i]. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org e'osai ko sarji la lojban.