Re: persian and semitic

From: Neeraj Mathur (neemathur_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 02/25/05 

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 14:02:42 -0000

"Ruud Harmsen" <realemailseesite01@rudhar.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Moreover, it is one of simplest conceivable vowel systems given the
> physiology of the human speech organ.

Why, exactly, is it the case that one of the most basic vowels should be
rounded? Or to put it another way, what makes it more natural for back
vowels to be rounded than not, and for front vowels to be unrounded?

Neeraj

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