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Re: Lateral Trill

From:J. 'Mach' Wust <j_mach_wust@...>
Date:Sunday, December 26, 2004, 21:10
On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 10:28:04 -0800, bob thornton <arcanesock@...> wrote:

>Is there such a thing as a lateral trill? I've noticed >the lateral tap (l\), but no trill. Is there a reason >for this?
I'd say there isn't. I don't know exactly about the articulation of the "alveolar lateral flap" [l\], but I guess it's flapped basically with the tip of the tongue. I think that if trilled, this sound would be the same as [r]. A trill requires a little articulator to move very freely: Either the lips, the tip of the tongue, or the uvula. In the trill movement, the choice of different distinctions with the tip of the tongue is very reduced in comparison to other manners of articulation, as stops or taps/flaps. gry@s: j. 'mach' wust