If we define a ‘vowel system’ to include all the segmental phonemes that occur as syllable peaks, then every language has a vowel system. = Every language has segmental phonemes that occur as syllable peaks.
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If we define a ‘vowel system’ to include all the segmental phonemes that occur as syllable peaks, then every language has a vowel system. = Every language has segmental phonemes that occur as syllable peaks.
Hockett 1963: 27: “If we define ‘vowel system’ to include all the segmental phonemes that occur only as syllable peaks, then at least one language, Wishram, apparently has a vowel system of one element, which is only trivially a ‘system’.” And Kabardian?
Hockett 1963: 27: “If we define ‘vowel system’ to include all the segmental phonemes that occur only as syllable peaks, then at least one language, Wishram, apparently has a vowel system of one element, which is only trivially a ‘system’.” And Kabardian?