http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:34:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-887 megat Sat, 30 Aug 2008 13:50:13 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-887 what are the features that distinguiish between the folowing sounds: t and d l and d e and ə what are the features that distinguiish between the folowing sounds:
t and d
l and d
e and ə

]]> http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-445 The content-personality continuum of blogs (and a blog-meme) : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:25:22 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-445 [...] I can hear the difference between aspirated, unaspirated and voiced stops, but I have trouble reliably making unaspirated [...] [...] I can hear the difference between aspirated, unaspirated and voiced stops, but I have trouble reliably making unaspirated [...]

]]> http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-376 I'm very pregnant that I'm late: The joys of foreign language miscommunication : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:35:55 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-376 [...] I suspect that the Aspirated/Unaspirated distinction might be causing problems: sewid [...] [...] I suspect that the Aspirated/Unaspirated distinction might be causing problems: sewid [...]

]]> http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Theta and Eth, your new Phonetic Phriends : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Sat, 06 Jan 2007 03:28:56 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/12/28/unaspirated-ts-from-the-mouth-of-babes/#comment-110 [...] Before we discuss our new phriends, we have to talk a little about how we make some consonants. I’ve discussed the idea of “voicing” before, in my post “Unaspirated T’s from the mouths of Babes“, but I think it might be helpful to review the idea and rephrase a little bit. In the above post, I recommended that readers do the following quick experiment to get a sense of what voicing means. Give it a try again, if you’d like: Put your fingers on your neck (guys, find your adam’s apple) and say “Ahhhhhhhh”. You’ll feel a vibration. That’s your vocal folds vibrating to give the A its sound. Now, keep your fingers there and say “Dadadadadadadada”. You’ll feel your tongue moving, but the vibration will be pretty constant. Now, try “Tatatatatatatata”. This time, the vibrations will feel like they’re going on an off, off during the T, on during the A. This is because, as I said above, T is a “Voiceless” sound, and D is “voiced”. (If you’re still interested, try the same with “Kakaka” and “Gagaga”, as well as “papapa” and “bababa”). [...] [...] Before we discuss our new phriends, we have to talk a little about how we make some consonants. I’ve discussed the idea of “voicing” before, in my post “Unaspirated T’s from the mouths of Babes“, but I think it might be helpful to review the idea and rephrase a little bit. In the above post, I recommended that readers do the following quick experiment to get a sense of what voicing means. Give it a try again, if you’d like: Put your fingers on your neck (guys, find your adam’s apple) and say “Ahhhhhhhh”. You’ll feel a vibration. That’s your vocal folds vibrating to give the A its sound. Now, keep your fingers there and say “Dadadadadadadada”. You’ll feel your tongue moving, but the vibration will be pretty constant. Now, try “Tatatatatatatata”. This time, the vibrations will feel like they’re going on an off, off during the T, on during the A. This is because, as I said above, T is a “Voiceless” sound, and D is “voiced”. (If you’re still interested, try the same with “Kakaka” and “Gagaga”, as well as “papapa” and “bababa”). [...]

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