Re: rhotics (was Hellenish oddities)

On Wed, 29 Nov 2000, Irina Rempt wrote:

> On Tue, 28 Nov 2000, BP Jonsson wrote:
>
> > Try placing the tounge rather relaxed in position for [t] and then force a
> > stream of air through.  This will produce a voiceless trill.
>
> Nope. When I do that I get /s/ (voiceless alveolar fricative) or /l-/
> (voiceless alveolar lateral fricative).
I tried it as described and I ended up hissing or choking on my tongue.
So far trying to prolong the Korean [r] or the repeated [d] that my
friend suggested have gotten me closest.  It may well be that different
methods work for different people...?

YHL