George (altamix):
>Not *they*, but apart from them, there's a... third
>phonological occurrence, namely the *real* nasal
>thing. Whereby you don't have to make use of the
>labial part of your uttering apparatus (even its
>lingual part can stay almost completely idle!).
Translation: I have no clue what a "nasal" is and I haven't the time
to read up on linguistic terminology or the real science
of speech.
Sure! I'll play the "Guess that phoneme" with you...
George, are you talking about a nasal semivowel, /w~/ or /j~/, by chance?
We must guess this mystery sound once and for all so that the topic might
be pushed out of the realm of murky descriptions and misunderstandings.
- gLeN
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