Re: THEORY: Vibrant/tremulant?

> Andreas Johansson wrote:
> Hmmm, perhaps it's a _voiceless_ r-trill, at least I seem able to do it --
> with conscious effort-- without the tip touching the palate (except
> occasionally :-(  though it's always _almost_ touching...)  There's also a
> lot of h-like or even x- or X- like friction too-- maybe you could work it
> in as a cluster??? I wonder if it might be something like Dutch initial gr-
> [X+vl. r]
Hmm, I seem to be able to do that too, but I have to "anchor" the
right side of my tongue against my teeth. I do that anchoring a little
bit when pronouncing a normal alveolar trill, but here it's more
pronounced. Hmm.