tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue May 21 13:51:58 1996
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Re: Phonology once again (was: Re: qaSovlu' jIneH)
If you want to explain a glottal stop to an American, just say
it is the sound in the middle of the variant on "oops" every
kid knows:
"Uh-oh"
charghwI'
According to [email protected]:
>
> 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
>
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