Re: the poop on voiced uvular stops
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, October 28, 1999, 0:56 |
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dirk elzinga wrote:
> A uvular stop is about as far back as you can go, so
> it's not surprising that voiced uvular stops are relatively
> rare. The vocal folds have just as much room to vibrate, it's
> just that the pressure essential for voicing equalizes so
> quickly (because of the small volume) that a voiced uvular stop
> doesn't get much a of a chance to be heard.
Right, that's what I meant, actually. I just didn't want to go into all
those details. :-)
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