Re: Pharingials, /l/ vs. /r/ in Southeast Asia
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, February 4, 2004, 4:17 |
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Trebor Jung wrote:
> What are pharingial vowels or consonants?
Sounds produced by lowering the tongue root (that is, the very back of
the tongue) into the upper throat. I found that it took quite a bit of
practice to get it.
> Does Chinese have /l/ or /r/, or both? It's claimed that Old Volapük
> has no /r/ because it's hard for Chinese people to pronounce, but I've
> seen <rén> given as a Chinese word.
Chinese (Mandarin, at least, I believe other languages) have both. The
inventor of Volapuk was simply mistaken on the "r" issue.
> Is there a 'liquid trend' in
> southeast Asia, leaning towards one or the other?
Not that I know of.
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