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RE: pronounciation of 'gh'

d'Armond Speers, Ph.D. ([email protected])

• From: "d'Armond Speers, Ph.D." <[email protected]>
• Subject: RE: pronounciation of 'gh'
• Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 15:05:04 -0600
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• In-reply-to: <[email protected]>

Dar'Qang wrote:
> I have a lingering uncertainty about the pronounciation of the 'gh'
> sound.  The main question is about a uvular roll as part of the 'gh'
> sound.  I hear what I interpret as a uvular roll in Holtej's speech, and
in
> a few cases for MO (but I can't remember which phrases), however in
> most other speech samples, the 'gh' sounds unrolled.
>
> I tend to favor the uvular roll sound, but I don't want to
> incorporate that if it would tend to compel a Klingonist to correct my
> pronounciation.
>
> Any thoughts?

For what it's worth, I've had people tell me that they have a hard time
understanding my pronunciation of /gh/, that they tend to hear it as /rgh/.
When I actually pronounce /rgh/ it is very clearly distinct, but for people
who don't know me the /gh/ seems to trip them up.

I'm not sure how the uvular rolling (as you call it) got into my
pronunciation, but it takes a conscious effort now to avoid using it.  I
wouldn't hold my speech up as an example to emulate.

> Dar'Qang
> qo''a'lIj DachenmoHtaH

--Holtej

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