symaa
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- Joined
- Dec 3, 2010
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- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Arabic
- Home Country
- Morocco
- Current Location
- Morocco
[FONT="]Hello,
I have actually two question concerning the two quotes below.
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[FONT="]'' ..the [h] ...is often described as a voiceless glottal fricative''[/FONT]
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[FONT="]''The sound [m], [n] and [ŋ], the three consonants in the word meaning, have the same place of articulation as , [d] and [g] respectively. What distinguishes them is that in the case of the latter the velum touches the back wall of the pharynx, thereby directing the whole airstream through the mouth, the oral cavity, while in the case of the former the velum falls, allowing the airstream to pass through the nasal cavity." Stuart C. Poole, An introduction to linguistics
- Would you kindly tell me why the sound [h] is described as fricative as there is no frication when pronouncing the sound [h]?
- Does the velum touches the back wall of the pharynx when we pronounce , [d] and [g] ?How come? Because I cannot feel that the soft palate of the alveolar ridge touches the the back wall of the pharynx
Thank you so much in Advance and sorry for taking your time.
Regards,[/FONT]
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I have actually two question concerning the two quotes below.
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[FONT="]'' ..the [h] ...is often described as a voiceless glottal fricative''[/FONT]
[FONT="] [/FONT]
[FONT="]''The sound [m], [n] and [ŋ], the three consonants in the word meaning, have the same place of articulation as , [d] and [g] respectively. What distinguishes them is that in the case of the latter the velum touches the back wall of the pharynx, thereby directing the whole airstream through the mouth, the oral cavity, while in the case of the former the velum falls, allowing the airstream to pass through the nasal cavity." Stuart C. Poole, An introduction to linguistics
- Would you kindly tell me why the sound [h] is described as fricative as there is no frication when pronouncing the sound [h]?
- Does the velum touches the back wall of the pharynx when we pronounce , [d] and [g] ?How come? Because I cannot feel that the soft palate of the alveolar ridge touches the the back wall of the pharynx
Thank you so much in Advance and sorry for taking your time.
Regards,[/FONT]
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