tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 08 07:22:35 2004
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glottal stop in spanish?
- From: [email protected]
- Subject: glottal stop in spanish?
- Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2004 08:28:43 EST
In a message dated 2004-01-08 2:12:12 AM Eastern Standard Time,
[email protected] writes:
> Spanish lurkers can think of the way to pronounce "hablas espaņol?". They
> usually say a glottal stop
> instead of the 'h'.
>
i've never heard a spanish speaker say any sound for 'h'. it's silent, as if
it weren't there. it's strictly orthographic (and historical to boot).
there is liaison between words when the second one starts with 'h'.
lay'tel SIvten