Re: CHAT: Guessing games (was: Middle English question)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 3, 1999, 20:07 |
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Kristian Jensen wrote:
> OK, I won't spoil the fun either. ;-) But my Danish name is
> pronounced ['k_hR&s.tj&n 'jens@n] in Danish, where [R] is a
> pharyngeal approximant.
*pharyngeal*? I had no idea that pharyngeal sounds even existed in
European langs.
I can do pharyngeal sounds with little difficulty, but that cluster
[k_hR] I find impossible. Interesting ...
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