Re: Lateral Plosive

--- Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> wrote:

> On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 17:01:31 -0800, bob thornton
> <arcanesock@...>
> wrote:
>
> > Is it humanly possible to have a lateral plosive?
>
> AIUI, "lateral" means (in part) incomplete closure
> (gaps along each side
> of the tongue) and "plosive" means (in part)
> complete closure (at any
> given POA), so the two terms are mutually exclusive.
> OTOH, you can have a
> prelateralised plosive and a plosive with lateral
> release, and indeed a
> prelateralised plosive with lateral release, so you
> can get pretty damn
> close accoustically and articulatorily. Close enough
> IMO that "lateral
> plosive" would be a plausible terminological
> shortcut, as long as you
> explained it in full somewhere.
How does one prelateralize something, or have a
lateral release? I do not understand.

Ignorance is not bliss, in this case.

=====
-The Sock

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