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Re: Whispered voicing ( was: Re: /p/ versus devoiced b?)

From:Patrick Dunn <tb0pwd1@...>
Date:Monday, January 29, 2001, 16:34
On Mon, 29 Jan 2001, Andrew Chaney wrote:

> On Monday, January 29, 2001, at 09:50 AM, John Cowan wrote: > > > > > Whispered voiceless sounds are just like unwhispered ones. Voiced > > sounds use a special "whispered voicing" which isn't ordinarily > > used in most languages. > > > > Whispered voicing? Voicing involves the vibration of the vocal cords, right? > And whispering by definition involves no vibration of the vocal cords. > What then, is "whispered voicing"? ? ?
Creaky voice. The vocal cords vibrate, but are held very tense to prevent full voicing. If you hold them even more tensely, you have whispered voicing. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Living your life is a task so difficult, it has never been attempted before.