Re: Comparison Þrjótrunn - Icelandic - Latin

From: "Henrik Theiling" <theiling@...>
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 1:21 AM

> I don't find Icelandic clusters too scary myself --
> Icelandic has
> simplified clusters significantly during its history --
Right, Icelandic not necessarily pronounced as it's written.

> It is very unusual for me to switch between pre-, post-
> and unaspirated stops, for example.
They have all three?!

>  And palatal stops, especially in
> this configuration, are also not easy for me.
Example?

> With this project, I practice almost daily now. :-)
This might be handy:
http://media.straumar.is/ruv/ras1.asx -- it's Rás 1, one of
the handful Icelandic radio stations.

Yours,
Carsten

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