Re: Betreft: PHON: Xkanxey and a question
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, December 4, 1999, 0:36 |
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Rob Nierse wrote:
> if the palatal click is apical, then why is it caled palatal?
Palatal is the place where in the mouth the sound is made, apical is the
part of the tongue. Most palatal sounds are lamino-palatal - made at
tha palatal with the body of the tongue. If palatal clicks are usually
apical, then you could specify apico-palatal for that and lamino-palatal
for those made like n~.
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