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

From:Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
Date:Monday, June 6, 2005, 19:12
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