[190] in tlhIngan-Hol
Re: tlh at end of word
dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (dcctdw@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Feb 16 19:19:43 1992
Errors-To: tlhIngan-Hol-request@village.boston.ma.us
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
From: Michael Everson <MEVERC95@IRLEARN.UCD.IE>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@village.boston.ma.us>
Date: Sat, 01 Feb 92 16:38:41 GMT
In-Reply-To: Message of Fri, 31 Jan 1992 11:11-0500 from
On Fri, 31 Jan 1992 11:11-0500 Allan C. Wechsler said:
>The question is, does the tongue completely cut off the airstream before
>the "tlh" is heard? Or is it just a smooth hiss? Consider the
>difference between the English sounds "sh" and "ch". "Sh" is just a
>smooth hiss, while "ch" has a cut or chop in the airstream before the
>hiss. (German doesn't have a native "ch" sound; when they have to write
>it, they spell it "tsch", implying that they are quite conscious of this
>initial closure.)
>
Not true, German 'tsch' is perfectly native. They just don't have a short
way of writing it. }:-) (Grinning Vulcan)
In English we have two sounds, t + sh and ch. Compare
Catch it! with
Cat shit!
{{:-)
Michael Everson
School of Architecture, UCD, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, E/ire
Phone: +353-1-706-2745
