<!>Speak in Your Conlang Thread (2014-06-17 16:19:01)
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? Travis B. posts: 603
, Crystallogen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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quoting Hallow XIII:
quoting Travis B.:
I just think it is a good idea to put some thought into one's phonology, rather than simply copying another language's phonology wholesale, unless one is trying to create a conlang that is intentionally close to that language.

please, Travis

how much æ ʌ ə ɑ ɪ ɛ etc do you see in there

english has a few more vowels than a i u eɪ oʊ

É, thé áng-lìs-ki drá-k táp-ki drì-t trhóng ma-srí-w-pa. Thé-a wà-wìr-re nyè-t áng-lìs-ki táp-re ma-syú ma-syí-ga tè ném-ga-ng-ke.
[é | tʰé áŋlìskì dʐáʔk̚ táʔp̚kí dʐìʔt̚ tʂʰóŋ máʂíwpá ‖ tʰéá wàwì˞ɻè ɲèʔt̚ áŋlìskì táʔp̚ɻé máɕú máɕíɡá tè némɡáŋké]
É,yes thé3S áng-lìsEnglish-ki=GEN drásound-k=GEN tápway-ki=GEN drìcopy-t=OBJN trhóngdirect ma-NEG-sríbe-w-3S>3'-pa.=AFF Thé3S-a=ERG wà-wìrvowel-re=PL nyèmiddle-t=ALL áng-lìsEnglish-ki=GEN tápway-re=PL ma-NEG-syúfollow ma-NEG-syíknow-ga-PST just némthink-ga-PST-ng-1S-ke.=DED

Yes, It is not a direct copy of English phonology. I just thought that they did not realize how to not follow English conventions for mid vowels.