tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Thu Jan 20 15:52:48 2000
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Re: KLBC: First Contact [Part 2]
- From: Marc Ruehlaender <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: KLBC: First Contact [Part 2]
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 17:52:28 CST
- In-reply-to: Your message of Wed, 19 Jan 2000 14:39:55 -0500
In message <[email protected]> [email protected] writes:
> jatlh De'vID:
> ><Duy'a'> sounds close to
> ><Duy''a'>
> >What difference, if
> >any, is there between the pronunciation of the two words? Just
> >a longer pause...? I tried saying the two words to myself and
> >I really couldn't tell the difference.
>
> IIRC, a longer pause is the only difference. Okrand discusses
> double-consonants at some length in KGT.
>
(pp 138f.)
for what it's worth, I pronounce Duy''a' with three (3)
distinct glottal stops, and also with equal stress on
both syllables (v or n), whereas Duy'a' has only the
second syllable stressed (as far as I can determine
this is in accordance with TKD 1.3.)
Marc Ruehlaender
aka HomDoq
[email protected]