Re: Is this a realistic phonology?
From: | Steg Belsky <draqonfayir@...> |
Date: | Monday, March 8, 1999, 0:27 |
On Sun, 7 Mar 1999 16:25:02 -0600 Tom Wier <artabanos@...>
writes:
>At the risk of being presumptuous, I don't think Nik meant anything
>bad
>about that... just that it's strange to him (and indeed, probably to
>any
>English speaker, myself included). No value judgments here :)
>
>(Besides, if you want to be really picky, nasals *are* voiced stops!
>:) )
>
>=======================================================
>Tom Wier <artabanos@...>
But don't stops have to....well, stop?
There's only so long that i can hold on to a /b/ without it dying or
coming out by itself, but nasals can just go on forever. or at least as
long as your lungs can :) .
-Stephen (Steg)
"hhalomot zeh b'emet"
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