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Re: New Lang:



--- In romconlang@yahoogroups.com, Jan van Steenbergen 
<ijzeren_jan@y...> wrote:
>  --- Jeff Jones skrzypszy: 
> 

I forgot to reply to this part:
 
> I read all your messages under the header "New Lang" today. I think
> it is a very promising project, and I'd surely like to see more of
> it. There's little I can comment about the phonology bit, except
> this: if you use this language in the relay, and you have the
> necessary equipment, then I'd love to hear it spoken as well.

Unfortunately, I *don't* have the necessary equipment. Technically, 
this computer has speakers and a microphone (with the emphasis on 
micro). But when I listen to, say, the IPA sound files all the vowels 
sound like a retroflex mid central rounded vowel with creaky voice. 
If I put my ear next to speaker, I might detect the presence of 
consonants! I'm not sure how I'd even go about recording and anyways, 
I can't say more than a short phrase at a time.

If someone else wants to try recording a sample, based on the 
phonetic description given, that would be interesting!

Jeff

Incidently, I just uploaded some preliminary documentation at

http://home.earthlink.net/~jeffsjones/conlang/GenRom/Phonol.htm

Only the phonology/orthography file is close to ready.

> 
> Cheers,
> Jan
> 
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