Kenneth Whistler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 04/04/2003 05:09:25 PM:

> > There is another convention, admittedly far less widespread: cedilla.

> I don't think this is an accepted convention.

No, not very widespread.


> I think those instances where you find a
> linguist publishing using vowels with cedilla for *nasalization*
> are results of either: a. confusion by the user regarding the
> direction of the hooks, or b. symbol substitution when using a
> font that had the cedilla forms but not the ogoneks.

Entirely possible. I have certainly seen cases of obvious symbol
substitution for various things.



> Using U+0328.

OK.


> Note that the example you posted also had an h-ogonek, so the
> usage is not limited to vowels, per se.

Indeed.


> (Although that particular
> entity itself is a little bizarre, since you cannot really
> nasalize a voiceless glottal fricative.

Then you'd be even more surprised at c-ogonek. (IJAL 65, p. 331.)



- Peter


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