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Re: Ejectives (was: Is this a realistic phonology?)

From:Hawksinger <hawksinger@...>
Date:Monday, March 8, 1999, 23:34
John Cowan wrote:

> Ejectives are inherently unvoiced, since the airway is blocked > and the vocal cords cannot be activated. In IPA, they are > indicated by the corresponding egressive voiceless stop followed > by an apostrophe: [p'] [t'] [k']. >
When I was studying Classical Yucatec Mayan, we all struggled with a final [b']. Because many ejectives are not synchronous with their stops they can in very rare occasions, be voiced. That's the only example I can think of quickly. -- Brad Coon hawksinger@fwi.com listowner battleship-l http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264/battleship-l.html http://www.ipfw.indiana.edu/east1/coon/web/index.htm (home pg. et al.) http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/7264 (outdoor and prim.skills) http://members.tripod.com/~Hawksinger (wine and whisky pgs) Civilize the mind and make savage the body. (Chinese proverb)