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diff --git a/src/phonology/phonotactics.md b/src/phonology/phonotactics.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d559967 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/phonology/phonotactics.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +# Phonotactics + +## Syllable structure + +The common syllable structure in Ravna is CV(C). + +The final consonants cannot be glottal. Glottal stop can only occurs +word-initial, which means it's omitted in compound word or if the word is +affixed. + +## Other constraints + +The vowel /ɨ/ can only occur where the syllable constraint forbid it to +disappears. For example, <i>Rävna</i> is actually <i>Rävina</i>, but since +<i>i</i> is unstressed, it disappears. In contrast, in <i>Rävin</i>, it can't +disappears since <i>*Rävn</i> would violate the constraint. + +Final consonants are devoiced, unless there is no voiceless equivalent for the +consonant. <i>Rävna</i> is pronounced [ˈrɛːfna] but <i>Rävin</i> is /ˈrɛːvɨn/ |