From 137e99b0f73fdf034235f0bd48bace1df435dda0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ngô Ngọc Đức Huy Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2021 17:37:23 +0700 Subject: Initialize and write phonology stuff --- src/phonology/phonotactics.md | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/phonology/phonotactics.md (limited to 'src/phonology/phonotactics.md') 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, Rävna is actually Rävina, but since +i is unstressed, it disappears. In contrast, in Rävin, it can't +disappears since *Rävn would violate the constraint. + +Final consonants are devoiced, unless there is no voiceless equivalent for the +consonant. Rävna is pronounced [ˈrɛːfna] but Rävin is /ˈrɛːvɨn/ -- cgit 1.4.1