Re: Lateral/vowel coarticulation

Jörg Rhiemeier/Eric Christopherson wrote:
> > >
> > > No; I was talking about just trying to pronounce
> e.g. [l] at the same time
> > > as I pronounce an approximation of [a]. I only do
> so when experimenting
> > > (not
> > > while speaking English).
> >
> > I can kind of do that with [a] and [@], but it
> doesn't seem to do
> > anything to other vowels.
>
> It works with other vowels as well.  It needs some
> practice,
> but it works - you can pronounce [l] simultaneously with
> *any*
> vowel, and you do get an audible difference.
Aha, I think I've figured out what y'all are doing?? Put the tongue in position for
[l] (tip against the alv.ridge, sides down-- if you just add voicing, you get
an [l] but--), then pronounce a vowel sound. Yes it works; the vowel quality is
odd (sort of muffled) because, of course, the shape of the oral cavity is
different from the shape it has in the usual vowel articulation. Is that it????

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