Re: Ejectives (was: Is this a realistic phonology?)
| From: | Tom Wier <artabanos@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 8, 1999, 22:01 |
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John Cowan wrote:
> Ejectives are inherently unvoiced, since the airway is blocked
> and the vocal cords cannot be activated.
Well, strictly speaking, not according to Ladefoged. IIRC, he says
they are probably *possible*, but no extant languages have them,
and it's easy to see why. Same thing with implosives, mutatis mutandis.
But note that I'm not absolutely sure about this, so I may be wrong.
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