tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jul 16 12:20:47 2002
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Re: Dop Hurgh HoS; <r><w><y>
- From: "Agnieszka Solska" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Dop Hurgh HoS; <r><w><y>
- Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 17:19:23 +0000
>>btw, i see that <r> in klingon is no consonant, as the word <Hurgh>
>>would be impossible to pronounce if it was. is <r> like in
>>english/american?
>>
>>maybe this is called a semi-consonant, like <w> and <y>, too?
>
>If you listen to the language tapes, Marc Okrand pronounces /r/ differently
>depending on how it is used. When part of /rgh/, he pronounces it like an
>American "r." When not a part of /rgh/, he pronounces it "lightly
>trilled".
When speaking Klingon I always pronounce "r" "lightly trilled" or rolled,
including in /rgh/ cluster. I thought I was following the
MO's own instructions:
"This is not like the r in American English, but it
does resemble the r in some dialects of British English,
as well as the r in many languages of Europe. It is slightly
trilled or rolled. [TKD 1.1]
If the tapes are canon, what IS the right pronunciation?
'ISqu'
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