[2350] in tlhIngan-Hol
Okrand on glottal stops
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Wed Dec 15 18:19:45 1993
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From: DSTRADER@delphi.com
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Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 18:15:44 -0400 (EDT)
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Ok, so this discussion has been taking place about glottal stops because
we can't seem to find any Okrandian example explaining specifically the
proper pronunciation of {'} at the beginning of a word.
I offer this from PK:
Okrand, The Master: "Remember to pause ever so slightly _TWICE_ in the
middle of the word for "Rokeg bloodpie".
It's {ro'qegh 'Iwchab}, not *{roqeghIwchab}."
So there. We have proof that an opening {'} is pronounced as we had
speculated. All the same, we probably would have decided on such a
pronunciation anyhow, but now at least we know where to point an
antagonist if this argument ever resurfaces.
Guido#1, Leader of All Guidos
