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What are L, S, and F phonemes?
From a bit of experimentation, it seems:
L is liquids: consonants that can appear after a C in an onset.
S is starts: consonants that can appear before a C in an onset.
F is finals: consonants that ...
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Is there any reliable way to organize phonemes that aren't in the IPA?
In principle, there aren't any phonemes without corresponding symbols in the IPA. It used to be that the IPA had no symbol for a labial flap, but after it was persuasively argued that such a sound is ...
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Is there any reliable way to organize phonemes that aren't in the IPA?
Generally, you can either use diacritics (the official way), or invent your own symbols (the unofficial way). The IPA doesn't have special symbols for labiodental stops, so when field linguists ...
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