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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=yutamb@mail.cis.ru href="mailto:yutamb@mail.cis.ru">Yuri Tambovtsev</A>
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<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=goodtracks@peoplepc.com
href="mailto:goodtracks@peoplepc.com">goodtracks@peoplepc.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:55 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> occurrence of phonemes in texts of world
languages</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Jim, I compute the frequency of occurrence of
<BR>phonemes in world languages. The frequency of occurrence is computed on the
material of texts and dictionaries. I feed a text in my computer and then I
compute how many times this or that sound occurs. I have computed some
Finno-Ugric, Turkic, Paleo-Asiatic, Australian aboriginal, Polinesian,
etc.languages. Also some American Indian languages: Totonac,
Nahuatl, <BR>Sayula populuca, Pocomchi, Capanahua, and 20 more American Indian
languages. What Amerrican Indian or any other language do you study?
Were the frequencies of its phonemes in texts computed? Could we compute some of
the texts in your language? I can do it if you send me a text on paper or in the
electronic form, but as a simple -txt or -doc file. <BR>After that it is
interesting to compare, for instance, the <BR>occurrence of labial consonants in
Totonac (7.38%) and <BR>Pocomchi (10.83%). Or Nahuatl (11.73%) and Sayula
populuca (12.34%). Or Guarani (12.92%) and Sweet Grass Cree (15.15%).Etc, etc.
The values can also show the typology and the closeness. If you know some
linguist who may be intestested in co-operating with me on the problem, then
please, forward <BR>my message to this scholar with my new correct address
<BR><A href="mailto:yutamb@mail.ru">yutamb@mail.ru</A> Do not send me web-sites
since my computer system cannot open web-sites. I cannot open attachments as
well, only normal messages, like this one. Looking forward to hearing from you
soon to <A href="mailto:yutamb@mail.ru">yutamb@mail.ru</A> <BR>Yours sincerely
Yuri Tambovtsev, Novosibirsk Pedagog. <BR>University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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