tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Fri Jan 03 16:25:11 1997
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Re: ' between vowels
- From: "Donald E. Vick" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: ' between vowels
- Date: Fri, 3 Jan 1997 16:21:35 -0800 (PST)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "David Trimboli" at Jan 3, 97 04:10:51 pm
> What I really need to know is which syllable taDI'oS stresses. I agree with
> ~mark that the syllable breakup must be <ta-DI-'oS> in order to conform to
> known Klingon syllables, (record-rubble-represent? :). If he stresses the
> first syllable, as I would expect "Thaddeus" to be stressed (am I wrong?),
> then I really can't make out the difference in length of the {I}.
>
> If the *middle* syllable is stressed, then I can hear the difference.
>
> It's also hard to hear the difference if the third syllable is stressed. Mind
> you, I'm specifically not adding another glottal stop in the <ta- DI' -oS>
> version. I've got to concentrate to do it, but I *can* do it.
Well, when I say it, which is pretty rare, I stress all the syllables
equally, like in French. As for the extra glottal stop, it *does* try to
slip in there, but I try not to let it.
taDI'oS vIq, law'wI'pu'vaD Holtej jIH
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