Re: C-IPA
| From: | Apollo Hogan <apollo@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, March 3, 2003, 21:45 |
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, John Cowan wrote:
> Christophe Grandsire scripsit:
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> > Are there languages with voiced ejectives or voiceless implosives? -).
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> I think voiced ejectives would be impossible, because to pronounce an ejective
> you must have glottal closure, which is incompatible with voicing. IIRC,
> voiceless implosives are very very rare, but not quite unheard-of; one source
> claims that they are partially voiced (negative voice onset time).
It would be possible to have voiced glottalized consonants (& vowels), right?
(with a glottal stop in the middle of the sound.)
--Apollo Hogan