Re: Emphatics

Nik,

Thanks for the information.  A "pharyngeal glide.."  would that be
something like:
  u:w :: i:y :: a:pharyngeal glide?

And what other things than pharyngealized can an emphatic be?

Ed


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Nik Taylor wrote:

> Ed Heil wrote:
> >
> > Can anyone explain to me what "emphatic" consonants are in Arabic?
> > I've heard "pharyngealized" but I'm not totally sure what that means.
>
> Emphatic is a term used for Semetic languages, exactly what they are
> varies from language to language.
>
> Pharygealized means that the sound is co-articulated with a pharyngeal
> glide.  That is, while you make a /t/, for instance, the very back of
> the tongue is brought closer to the back of the throat.
>
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