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consonantal system

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Noun1.consonantal system - the system of consonants used in a particular language
phonemic system - the system of phonemes recognized in a language


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: Harvard University Press), it is surprising that scholars of English were reluctant to contribute papers on the evolution of the consonantal system in English.
Janhunen (1981 : 247-250) explicitly states 30 sound-rules, 11 to explain vocalic changes from Proto-Uralic to Proto-Samoyed, 7 to explain vocalic changes from PU to Proto-Finno-Permic, 12 to explain PU-Proto-Samoyed consonantal changes, the Proto-Finno-Permic consonantal system being, in general, the same as the Proto-Uralic one.
 
 
 
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