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Re: Llirine: introduction and phonology

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, December 5, 2001, 1:35
Jesse Bangs wrote:
> Well, if they can't articulate plosives, then they really shouldn't be > able to pronounce nasals, either. Contrary to what Nik said, a nasal is > basically a plosive with the velum down--the oral articulations are > identical.
But he didn't say anything about oral restrictions. Nasals are continuants, you can produce a nasal indefinitely, because there's no blockage of air. -- "There's no such thing as 'cool'. Everyone's just a big dork or nerd, you just have to find people who are dorky the same way you are." - overheard ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTaylor42

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