tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sat Mar 28 17:46:48 1998
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Re: Glottal Stops
- From: TPO <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Glottal Stops
- Date: Sat, 28 Mar 1998 20:46:45 -0500
>Glottal stops, if used, usually begin or end syllables within words.
>Appearing in the middle of words, glottal stops don't appear in the
>middle of syllables, because the uttering of a glottal stop halts or at
>least interrupts the vocalization of syllables.
The glottal stop is a consonant. klingon syllables are
consonant-vowel-consonant (with exceptions for that last consonant). The
middle of a syllable is a vowel. The glottal stop can't show up in the
middle of a syllable.
>
>If viewed in terms of whole words, a double glottal stop seems a bit
>excessive, leading one to the desire to merge both glottal stops into
>one, as is done in common speech
[snip snip]
>Personally, I don't mind the merging of glottal stops in speech; but I
>am opposed to incorporating this into print, because I wouldn't want to
>go to the dictionary to look up an unfamiliar word that has had the
>double glottal stops and/or double consonants surgically removed.
>
>Klingon Ambassador,
>Dawut (David)
WHO is merging glottal stops when writing?
Merging glottal stops is explained in KGT. Children do it.
DloraH
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