Re: velaric egressives?
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, October 17, 2003, 3:59 |
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On 16 Oct 2003 at 22:52, Estel Telcontar wrote:
> I've been learning about airstream mechanisms in phonetics class, and
> apparently no natlangs use a velaric egressive airstream mechanism.
> Does anyone out there have a conlang that does that? Perfect
> opportunity for some anadew-violator, it sounds like.
>
What is a velaric egressive airstream?
From guesswork, it sounds like a sound made by pushing air out of the
mouth by driving the tongue forward along the palette. I can't make
any audible sounds that way, at least not with a little help from the
pulmonic airway.
I can make a kind of grunting, scraping noise that involves the soft
palette, but I can't describe the airway needed in very clear terms.
It does not result in air leaving the nose or mouth.
Paul
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