Re: Phonology

On Saturday 20 April 2002 20:04, John Cowan wrote:
> Peter Clark scripsit:
> > I suggest you boldly take your life into your hands like
> > a man and risk swallowing your tongue (although, I should note, it is
> > very unlikely that you will do so, unless you take up Klingon. ;)
>
> Or Moundsbar, with its famous voiced snore.  One linguist who tried
> to pronounce *that* found himself with his larynx inside out.
        Of course, I'm sure you realize that a voiced snore is really not voiced,
but produced by a jaw harp twanged against the upper incisers.

> > Learn what it means to be a voiced interdental fricative.
>
> To *be* a v.i.f?  Is that anything like being a bat?
        No, the closest phonetic equivalent to being a bat is whistling while
driving through a mosquito-infested swamp on a motorcycle at high speeds.
Being a voiced interdental fricative takes considerably greater skill and
should not be attempted at home; these are paid professionals.
        :Peter