13 Jul
2017
13 Jul
'17
3:35 p.m.
On 7/13/2017 3:29 PM, David Holt wrote:
I would also point out that as the mouth transitions from an unvoiced uvular affricate to a vowel, it will pass through a velar or even palatal approximant. In other words, as the mouth moves from the shape of a {Q} to the shape of one of the vowels, it passes through an /r/ shape. Notice that the non-existent "r" is only heard when the {Q} is followed by a vowel and not when it is final.
Can you elaborate on this? When I pronounce *Q* and then a vowel, my mouth does not pass through what I think of as an /r/ shape. Do you mean like the French guttural /r/? -- SuStel http://trimboli.name