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Re: CHAT: IPA Question

From:H. S. Teoh <hsteoh@...>
Date:Thursday, June 20, 2002, 15:31
On Thu, Jun 20, 2002 at 04:30:52PM +0200, BP Jonsson wrote:
> > Maybe a [M\] "turned m, right leg; velar approximant, cf [M]"
Hmm, interesting. I'll have to listen to those IPA sounds again.
> Tibetan has a similar phenomenon as what you describe. Before non-high > vowels it is realized as a voiced glottal fricative [h\].
[snip] Hmm. A voiced glottal fricative sounds closer to what I have in mind. I'll check the IPA mp3's page when I get home. Is there such a thing as a voiced glottal approximant? :-P Anyway, thanks for the info. T -- Prosperity breeds contempt, and poverty breeds consent. -- Suck.com