tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Mon Jun 19 05:11:13 1995
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Re: Glottal (and other) stops
- From: Alan Anderson <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Glottal (and other) stops
- Date: Mon, 19 Jun 95 07:06:38 -0700
I wrote:
> ...English "T" is a "dental stop", "P" is a "labial stop",
> "K" is a "uvular stop".
Lawrence wrote:
> I'm not sure what dialect *you* are speaking, but my "K" is a velar stop,
> not a uvular one.
You're right, of course. I originally was going to mention Klingon {q} as the
uvular stop, but when I couldn't really figure out what to call Klingon {D}, I
put only the English descriptions in my note. But I cut out the wrong part of
a sentence and wound up saying something false. I also meant but forgot to say
that the English glottal stop really exists (before almost all vowel-"initial"
words) but is seldom noticed. However, I do notice it every time I have to
give my name over the telephone.
-- ghunchu'wI'