tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Wed Dec 04 19:03:45 1996
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RE: Glottal stop ['] question(s)
- From: "David Trimboli" <[email protected]>
- Subject: RE: Glottal stop ['] question(s)
- Date: Wed, 4 Dec 96 23:40:44 UT
December 03, 1996 11:47 AM, bIjatlh:
> Direct me to a FAQ if I've missed it somewhere along the line,
> but I've never come across how to pronounce the ' if it's at
> the beginning of a word... I'm sure it has something to do
> with whatever letter comes after the ', but even with the
> cassettes it is hard to tell...!
You've probably already gotten fifty answers to this, but just in case . . .
The FAQ is at http://www.thomtech.com/~dspeers/klingon/faq.html
The web page for the KLI is http://www.kli.org
This page has a section with Mark Shoulson pronouncing all of the sounds of
Klingon, including the glottal stop.
As a quick idea, say "Uh-oh" out loud to yourself. Do you feel how the back
of your throat catches twice when you say it? That's a glottal stop. And did
you notice that the first catch came before you started the word?
--
SuStel
Beginners' Grammarian
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