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Re: Nasal oddities (again!)

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Saturday, February 19, 2000, 2:05
FFlores wrote:
> Now, I *know* you have to close the glottis to produce an > implosive, and therefore there can't be nasal release. But > what can they be?
The glottis is only closed for ejectives, for implosives, it remains open while the larynx is rapidly descended. In fact, they're usually voiced. In fact, I'm producing nasal implosives as I type this, and let me tell you, they sound WEIRD! :-) -- "If the stars should appear one night in a thousand years, how would men believe and adore, and preserve for many generations the remembrance of the city of God!" - Ralph Waldo Emerson 6 Wafsafíif watyánivaf plal 273 12.19.6.17.8 5 Lamat 16 Pax ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor