tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Feb 20 13:59:46 1996
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Re: Interview with Okrand
- From: "Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Interview with Okrand
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 1996 13:59:46 -0800
Lawrence wrote:
>> Try it some time. Grab a Trek fan at a convention and say ghargh. He/she
>> will smile and repeat gaH. You'd think they'd at least *hear* the lack of
>> voicing at the end, or realize that the initial and final sounds are the
>> same, but, nope. Doesn't work that way. At least, not in my experience.
>
majiq replied:
> Hey! I even spend about 5 minutes with Lawrence trying to pronounce this
> word correctly and I STILL don't think I can hear the sounds...
>
> I think this would be a GREAT session for the qep'a' wejDIch!
This would be quite doable. I'm happy to do my pronunciation schtick (it's part
of the talk I normally give at conventions) as well as some impromptu
instruction on basic articulatory phonetics. And, if Holtej and marqem are
there, well, they'll keep me honest. :)
Lawrence
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