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My ignorance of the speculations of the meta -language brigade is almost total, Max. But from a limited study of vocal tract mechanics and early language formation I would observe it starts as the simplest full-throat sound (similar to why a baby's early sounds will often include /a/ in such vowel&consonant clusters as dadadadad, mamamamama), modified by the natural diphthong effect of closing the lips and retracting the tongue at the end of the production.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Max Quordlepleen 07/10/01 03:42 AM Re: Aye, Ae? Hai! maverick 07/10/01 09:34 AM Eh? AnnaStrophic 07/10/01 10:50 PM Re: Aye, Ae? Hai! NicholasW 07/11/01 10:03 AM Re: Aye, Ae? Hai! AnnaStrophic 07/11/01 10:59 AM Re: Aye, Ae? Hai! maverick 07/11/01 11:03 AM Max Quordlepleen 07/11/01 06:16 PM
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