Re: OT: "Tracheal" consonants: a curiosity?

Hi!

Paul Roser <pkroser@...> writes:
>...
> >Are there oppositions between pharyngal and epiglottal consonants?
> >
> >Or pharyngal, glottal, and epiglottal consonants?
>
> Allegedly some dialects of the Caucasian language Agul contrast pharyngeal
> and epiglottal...
Ah indeed!  I remember.

http://hctv.humnet.ucla.edu/departments/linguistics/VowelsandConsonants/appendix/languages/agul/agul.html

Unfortunately, the sound quality is quite poor.

>... (and perhaps glottal).
No, I think it doesn't.  I also think I saw a postulation somewhere
that no language contrasts all three POAs.

**Henrik