tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun May 19 21:41:16 1996
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Re: Phonology once again (was: Re: qaSovlu' jIneH)
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- Subject: Re: Phonology once again (was: Re: qaSovlu' jIneH)
- Date: Mon, 20 May 1996 00:40:42 -0400
In a message dated 96-05-18 11:41:59 EDT, marqoS wrote:
>Now, when the word "glottal" is followed by a pause, such as at the end of
>a phrase, or when pronounced in isolation, there is a glottal stop
>terminating
>the /l/ sound - even in typical American pronunciation. But as a general
>rule,
>someone not practiced in identifying distinct sounds that aren't phonemes in
>his native language will have trouble isolating that sound and making it
>independently.
I tried this. I did not hear a glottal stop at the end of it. I pronounce
northeastern American newscaster English (there's a word for that, isn't
there?) better than some northeastern American newscasters (in my opinion),
and I don't hear a trace of it. I tried putting a glottal stop at the end of
it, and it sounded weird!
SuStel
Hovjaj 96380.0