Re: sasxsek

On Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:41:15 -0400, Rick Harrison <not@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>In article <g4dc3g$1vk$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Klaus Dieckmann
><klaus.dieckmann@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> I think the letter "x" is not a good solution for expressing a vowel. 
>> Perhaps an accent over a vowel is more understandable.
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>x in Sasxsek represents "schwa" http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwa
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>v represents the same sound in Muskogean languages such as Creek. 
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>We can use letters as we choose. If "x" is not doing anything else and
>a letter is needed for "schwa", what other choice do you have?

The natural choice is, of course, to make up your own writing system!!
;))))

> Dana
>does not like accented letters.

A good argument in sup****t of x = schwa!

Padraic
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