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Re: X-Sampa question - the H\ and h\ issue.

From:Ray Brown <ray.brown@...>
Date:Monday, September 27, 2004, 18:02
On Monday, September 27, 2004, at 12:32 , Rodlox wrote:

> what are the differences between [h\]
voiced glottal fricative, denoted in IPA by 'hooktop h' ɦ. It is in fact quite a common sound in natlands. Some of my fellow countrymen that still pronounce /h/ have this sound in works like _behind, ahead_ etc. The |h| of Czech I am told is this sound.
> and [H\] ? ..
voiceless epiglottal fricative, denoted in IPA by a small capital H. Ray =============================================== http://home.freeuk.com/ray.brown ray.brown@freeuk.com =============================================== Anything is possible in the fabulous Celtic twilight, which is not so much a twilight of the gods as of the reason." [JRRT, "English and Welsh" ]