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Controversial points in the morphology

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On Fri, Feb 11, 2005 at 02:19:13PM -0800, Jorge Llamb?as wrote:
>
> --- Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > > The current PEG allows initial clusters of up to three
> > > consonants (spr, ckl, jgl, zdr and the like) and non-initial
> > > clusters of up to four consonants, which are formed by a
> > > consonant followed by an initial cluster. That's for fuhivla.
> >
> > Erm, the tststswhateverthehell example had rather a lot more.
> > What happened?
>
> The PEG has evolved since then. :-)

So you've limited things to four consonants?

> > As I've said elsewhere, I'd like to see limitation to triples
> > except, where syllabic consonants don't count.
>
> But triples is totally arbitrary. I don't like unsubstantiated
> restrictions.

And 4 is less arbitrary than three becaaaaause...?

> I find it outrageous that {sktkplgntriktrptrsft.} is a valid name
> while {djeimz.} is not. What was the rationale for that again?

The hell should I know?

-Robin