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Re: Glottal stops vs. nasals

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 17, 1999, 6:59
Edward Heil wrote:
> If there is still air flowing, there's no glottal stop happening. I'm > not sure off the top of my head what the technical term is for a stop > farther back than a velar, but I'm pretty sure that "glottal" is not > what you're looking for.
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