Re: New conlang and new non-subscribing conlanger!

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/