Re: Lateral Plosive
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, November 2, 2004, 2:15 |
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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.
Paul
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