Sideroots
C O N N O T A T I O N S
as related to rootword building
CONSONANTS
- Voiced
- effort, intention, man-made, ambience of (sonic) support and density, strength, vitality, forceful, active, engine (drive).
- Voiceless
- effortless, unintentional, natural (as against man-made), weak, airy, lightweight, whisper, secret, background, passive.
- Continuants
- music, (living) air, lasting, continuous, consistent, extensible, reliable, a period, gradual.
- Semivowels
- [see Vowels below].
- Liquids
- wandering, pathways, (smoothly) shifting, curving, nearly (touching), posing, the tongue, speech.
- Fricatives
- noise, wind, impurity, restriction, friction, roughness, hairiness, flow, swirl, hiss, vibration, dragging, stimulation, extending, gradual, on the move.
- Nasals
- closing, firmness, certainty, diverting, behind, private, smooth, smell.
- Discontinuants
- contact, solidity, earth, physicality, various degrees of hardness, an edge (sudden change in contour), encounter, temporary, reticent.
- Plosives
- (violent) encounter, banging, knocking, flicking, bursting, explosion, ejecting, suddenness, surprise, heat, potent, ready.
- Flap
- flick, quick appearance of solidity, divider, trigger, bounce.
- Front
- front, forward, advancing, outer, light, shallow, exposed, unfinished.
- Rear
- back, behind, retreating, inner, private, dark, deep, inevitable, heavy.
- Labial
- external identity, front door, exit or entrance, seal, holding in, soft clamp, intimate, tactile, (my) mouth, speech, signaling, (no taste).
- Dental
- practical, hard, sharp, edge, inner gate, accepting or barring, row of shields, delight or aggression (simple but extreme expression), biting, separating, crushing, grip, firm, strength, reinforced (by jawbone).
- Alveolar
- antechamber, inner threshold, just hidden, just inside or arrived, squashing, high-pitched, signal.
- Retroflex
- middle, soft peak, pulled back, raised, exploring deeper, under cover, turning, chewing over, thoughtful.
- Lateral
- [see Liquids above].
- Front velar
- front, high, firm, thick, confident, from within, caught, savouring, straightforward (not fancy), interior minister.
- Back velar
- back door, inner limit, no escape, full retreat, about to consume, crushed, covert, cameral, dim, discreet, inevitable, about to descend, gagging, primal speech.
- Glottal
- consumed, within, (to) the depths, inner, bodily, breath, honest, reflex, prior, beginning, source, beyond, invisible, satiation, meal, end.
VOWELS
- Open vowels
- loose, large, open, accepting, welcoming, ready to act or devour.
- Close vowels
- pressure, confinement, small, fine.
- Rounding
- intimate, tactile, (my) mouth, speech, pointing, “this” or “that”, near, exterior, outward, obvious, away from, closing, rounding, controlled opening, curious.
- Non-rounding
- broad, grin, taut, pulled sideways, flat, sliding in or out, satisfaction.
- Front
- front, forward, advancing, outer, light, shallow, exposed, unfinished.
- Rear
- back, behind, retreating, inner, private, dark, deep, inevitable, heavy.