Comments on: The glottal stop: your new Phonetic Phriend http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Barnes http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-671 Barnes Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:34:47 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-671 i was wondering of 'hour' begins with a glottal stop? If it does, how then is it transcribed? i was wondering of ‘hour’ begins with a glottal stop? If it does, how then is it transcribed?

]]> By: SW http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-645 SW Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:04:18 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-645 Hi, I think the default pronunciation of "mitten" and "button" does not involve a glottal stop, but either a 't' sound followed by a shwa (no syllabic /n/), or a 't' with nasal release (and syllabic /n/). Of course it is also possible to pronounce them with a glottal stop (and syllabic /n/). Slawek Hi,

I think the default pronunciation of “mitten” and “button” does not involve a glottal stop, but either a ‘t’ sound followed by a shwa (no syllabic /n/), or a ‘t’ with nasal release (and syllabic /n/). Of course it is also possible to pronounce them with a glottal stop (and syllabic /n/).

Slawek

]]> By: ted simple http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-518 ted simple Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:34:16 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-518 Since I am in Hawaii...true natives (which I can never be of course) use the glottal stop in Hawai'i (and also pronounce the 'w' as 'v')and it is used quite often in the native tongue in many words. I drive around reading the street signs aloud so that I can fit in as best as I possibly can. Reading this made me realize the Cockney accent is a treasure trove of glottal stops. Since I am in Hawaii…true natives (which I can never be of course) use the glottal stop in Hawai’i (and also pronounce the ‘w’ as ‘v’)and it is used quite often in the native tongue in many words. I drive around reading the street signs aloud so that I can fit in as best as I possibly can.

Reading this made me realize the Cockney accent is a treasure trove of glottal stops.

]]> By: will http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-241 will Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:41:22 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-241 Lameen, You're quite right, many English speakers pronounce it with just a glide and no glottal stop. According to a Hawaiian friend, generally, one can tell a 'local' from a tourist by how they pronounce 'Hawai'i'. A local will often use the glottal stop, and a tourist usually won't. Perhaps it's not the most universal example of glottal stop use outside of Hawai'i, but I still think it's worth knowing about. Lameen,

You’re quite right, many English speakers pronounce it with just a glide and no glottal stop. According to a Hawaiian friend, generally, one can tell a ‘local’ from a tourist by how they pronounce ‘Hawai’i’. A local will often use the glottal stop, and a tourist usually won’t. Perhaps it’s not the most universal example of glottal stop use outside of Hawai’i, but I still think it’s worth knowing about.

]]> By: Lameen http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-240 Lameen Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:51:26 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-240 Dunno about other English speakers, but I'm pretty sure I pronounce Hawaii [həwɑ:ji] - no glottal stop there. Dunno about other English speakers, but I’m pretty sure I pronounce Hawaii [həwɑ:ji] - no glottal stop there.

]]> By: Bernd http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-236 Bernd Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:58:18 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2007/04/23/the-glottal-stop-your-new-phonetic-phriend/#comment-236 Hi Will (thats what my feed reader tells me), there's more interesting news to the glottal stop in other languages. Arabic for example. In Arabic poetry the glottal stop (called Hamza) counts as a full consonant. Now this is really weird and nobody can really tell my why that is (aside from the Hamza having its own letter). Here in Germany students of English in University learn about the British use of the gs and get almost into spasmic fits to pronounce it in words like "butter". The funny thing is that German is full of glottal stops without us ever recognising it. "Ab'artig", is one example and nobody is having trouble with this. Keep writing, I like this Blog, even though I just stubled across it in one of the TxD forums. Bernd. Hi Will (thats what my feed reader tells me),
there’s more interesting news to the glottal stop in other languages. Arabic for example. In Arabic poetry the glottal stop (called Hamza) counts as a full consonant. Now this is really weird and nobody can really tell my why that is (aside from the Hamza having its own letter).
Here in Germany students of English in University learn about the British use of the gs and get almost into spasmic fits to pronounce it in words like “butter”. The funny thing is that German is full of glottal stops without us ever recognising it. “Ab’artig”, is one example and nobody is having trouble with this.

Keep writing, I like this Blog, even though I just stubled across it in one of the TxD forums.
Bernd.

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