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Re: Glottal stops vs. nasals

From:Kristian Jensen <kljensen@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 17, 1999, 16:42
>>From: "some Cook, Himes, or Concepcion" <dennis@...> >> When I wrote that I meant a nasal which is related to the >>glottal stop in the same way that the velar nasal is related to >>the velar stop, although when I pronounce it carefully it seems >>that the point of articulation might not be quite that far back. >>It's definitely farther back than a velar, though. It sure sounds >>like a nasal version of a glottal stop.
The POAs that are further back than velar are (from most front to most back): uvular, pharyngeal, epiglottal, glottal. Constriction in the pharyngeal, epiglottal, and glottal areas will not produce a nasal sound as it would prevent airlflow to both the mouth and nose. But a constriction in the uvular area would still allow airflow to the nose. So perhaps its uvular? -kristian- 8-)