Re: Phonology idea

Nik Taylor writes:
>>>>>>
Paul Bennett wrote:
> The only attested ingressive consonant?
>
> Why does the IPA define so darn many symbols for them, then?  Surely not "for
> completeness", as there are portions of their grid that define pronounceable
> sounds that have no symbol of their own.  How very bizarre! :-)
It's the only attested PULMONIC ingressive.  There are tons of
non-pulmonic ingressive sounds, such as clicks and implosives, which are
made by lowering the laranyx while making the sound.  A PULMONIC
ingressive has no symbol, it's made by breathing in.
<<<<<<

That's (kinda) exactly what I thought.  I've never studied implosives, and I'd
thought they were pulmonic.

Thanks for the clarification.


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