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Re: New conlang and new non-subscribing conlanger!

From:FFlores <fflores@...>
Date:Thursday, October 28, 1999, 0:39
Irina Rempt-Drijfhout <ira@...> wrote:
>=20 > > I really can't tell the difference between a lateral approximant and > > a lateral fricative. I *know* what it is, but I can't pronounce those > > sounds distinctly. >=20 > I'm not sure about a lateral approximant - is it the Spanish <ll> or > Portuguese <lh>?
Unless I'm mistaken: Those are palatalized lateral (or lateralized palatal) approximants. I think IPA /L/. <ll> is like that only in the European pronunciation, BTW. I think Catal=E0 has it too, and it can be in word-final position. A beautiful sound, there.
> barred-small-l in IPA. To pronounce it position your tongue as if to > say "l" and, without moving the tongue, try to say "s".
I knew that, but thanks anyway. I like that sound! --Pablo Flores http://draseleq.conlang.org/pablo-david/