John Cowan <cowan@...> wrote:
> FFlores wrote:
>
> > I once created a bit of a language for a short story with
> > a sound produced by banging the tongue against the base of
> > the mouth.
>
> I can do that, but it doesn't seem to make any sound. (How Zen.)
Raise your tongue blade and then "whip" the base of the
mouth. It makes a hollow sound that can be heard better
when you open your mouth (you can even give it different
tones).
>
> > I guess you could also bang your lower and upper
> > teeth againt each other, but I don't see any other way!
>
> There is actually an IPA symbol for this among the
> "disordered speech" extensions (soon to be in Unicode);
> it looks like two "dental" modifiers ( |-| ) stacked vertically.
I've seen what you're doing with Unicode. Keep up the good
work! And I hope I see Unicode replacing ASCII in my lifetime.
>
> There is also a rather soft sound to be made by banging the
> blade of the tongue, backed by the lower jaw, against the roof
> of the mouth (the hard palate).
I don't get it. Sorry. I'm getting something like a click
when I try to pronounce that.
>
> In other news, there is a (rather disgusting) sound I would
> characterize as a "sublingual lateral ejective". The acoustic
> effect is similar to a bilabial trill.
I think I can imagine that. Spare us the details. :)
--Pablo Flores
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