Re: [lojban] RECORD:translating names

[John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org>]

Bob LeChevalier scripsit:

> I'm not sure I agree with this one, especially since in the case in point, 
> Russian phonotactics rules dictate a Lojbanizable form for the name, by 
> making voicing agree with the final consonant of the group.

Actually, Ivan explained some years ago (don't have the archives handy)
why /moskva/ doesn't violate Russian phonotactics rules in this case.
It does break Lojban ones: names aren't allowed to break the fundamental
phonotactics rules like forbidden clusters.  They can begin with a
forbidden initial cluster, though, as that is not considered a
fundamental rule (more of an engineering tradeoff).

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John Cowan                                   cowan@ccil.org
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