[2337] in tlhIngan-Hol
Pronunciation of glottal stops
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Dec 14 21:01:42 1993
Reply-To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.East.Sun.COM>
From: "trI'Qal" <DOBELBOWER@opus.mco.edu>
To: "Klingon Language List" <tlhIngan-Hol@klingon.East.Sun.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1993 20:55:07 -0400 (EDT)
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I admit I have not been following most of the postings here of late,
from RL time contraints, nor have I ever heard either of the two tapes, so if
my thoughts are totally out of line, please don't splatter my remains over the
internet, kill me quickly, and gracefully. {{:)
I have always imagined, from the description given in the book on the
pronunciation of the glottal stop, that the blasted thing is pronounced at the
beginning of a vowel much like the "double-tongue" technique used by wind
instrument players. Most of the time, a muscician will kinda say "tah" to
begin each note, but if they want to play many very quick notes, they will
alternate the "tah"s with "gah"s, which use the back of the tongue.
What does this have to do with Hol'e'? Well, I have always thought of
the glottal stop as a kind of soft "double-tongue". No, you don't say "gah",
but it's kinda like you start to, but forget to vocalize the "g" at the
beginning, so you say something else instead afterword (this being the rest of
your tlhIngan word). I'm sorry if this is really vague, but it is hard to
describe if you have never played a wind instrument. I am not even sure if
this is "proper" pronunciation.
Anyone out there wanna give me a hand? (I will disrupt anyone who
responds by clapping, or dismembereing either themself or someone else...{{;) )
--HoD trI'Qal, tlhvD "lIy So'"
