Zompist Bboard Again

I think graphemes and vowel phonemes are similar in that they are not points in space but clouds. Each realization is a bit different. And vowel clouds frequently overlap even in languages with three vowel phonemes, e.g. Kabardian. Of course, but I wasn’t claiming that vowel clouds never overlap. J...

I think it's similar for graphemes and vowel phonemes. There is a tendency for them to be as different as possible (by exploiting given parameters) but it's just a tendency. Vowel phoneme clouds overlap (even in languages with small vowel phoneme inventories) and graphemes are somtimes surprisingly...

I think it's similar for graphemes and vowel phonemes. There is a tendency for them to be as different as possible (by exploiting given parameters) but it's just a tendency. Vowel phoneme clouds overlap (even in languages with small vowel phoneme inventories) and graphemes are somtimes surprisingly ...

Some countries seem to escape this, but I don't know how. (For instance Germany manages to keep the AfD under control. It's worryingly high but under control. Well, there's still the 1933-1945 experience. This still helps to concentrate minds, especially not to underestimate seemingly crazy people ...

I was thinking about a grand compromise, but it's a bit tongue-in-cheek:

Thorn: [-voiced,-glottalized]
Tyr: [-aspirated,-long]
Dag: [-glottalized,-long]

1. A 'paradigm cell' is what I have seen, but also simply a 'member' of a paradigm.
2. I have seen the term 'lexical category' used for nouns and verbs. This leaves 'inflectional category' for case.

If by vowel breaking you mean diphthongization, I am pretty sure it happened in some Bantu language.

Just to interject, why are reconstructions like *(mb,p)(i,u)t(iu)C 'fingernail', *k(a,o)nd(a,o)[C] 'foot, lower leg', *[si]si, *siti, *pisi 'urine' entertained or even accepted for Proto-Trans–New Guinean, but we are nitpicking Talskubilos for some metathesis here and there? Put differently, why ar...

Depends. In phonological or broad transcription, most people use the high tone mark on the accented syllable, IINM. Depending on the analysis, some people also use full blown tone marks on all syllables, the primary stress mark before the accented syllable or the downstep symbol after the accented. ...

The Kobardon speaking people of Fredauon generally classify the judical systems of Fredauon according to their complexity when dealing with punishment and reward. Very simple systems only distinguish between punishable and non-punishable actions. In more complex systems some actions are also rewarde...

Why not ꓤ? Or at least ⅃? You could also use L l in general, which is similar to some Romanizations of Tamil.

Looks like a form of (Low German/Dutch/Frisian) diminutive -ke to me, which was either shortened or not expanded in the first place. So a complex form of non-standard origin. But it seems pronounceable at least.

There is assimilation in Senf, Hanf and fünf for me.

Green campaign posters rarely show Baerbock here. I feel like the CDU hasn't started really campaigning here, apart from showcasing local candidates.

This is so great

At least einschenken, I use colloquially.

But those rumors have been around for nonths now, right?

I think I translate Webseite as Homepage in my head and they can have all three meanings, even though I know the 'proper' use. Maybe it's just me.

Why is it considered assimilation and not lenition?

Mainly because 'page' is 'Seite' in German, which sounds a lot like 'site', right?