Re: ain

From: Ruud Harmsen (realemailseesite01_at_rudhar.com.invalid)
Date: 03/09/05 

Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2005 14:23:40 +0100

9 Mar 2005 05:13:30 -0800: "Yusuf B Gursey" <ybg@theworld.com>: in
sci.lang:

>
>Ruud Harmsen wrote:
>> > : Please tell me how can I learn the correct pronounciation of &ayn
>> > : and Ha:'. Can you post me some pictures with the throath when
>you
>>
>> In fact it's fairly simple: move up the larynx (voice box) while you
>> pronounce them. You can feel it happen, with your fingers, and you
>can
>> see it in a mirror. For `ain, combine that with a vowel, for .ha
>> breath out strongly so it hisses deep inside.
>>
>
>letting out breath is neccessary for both.

True.

>better for 3ayn just add voice, for Ha don't.

Yes. And for `ain the air flow is less intense, because of the partial
obstruction at the vocal chords. But that of course is what usually
happens with any voiced/voiceless pair of speech sound: voiceless are
usually also tense, and voiced sounds lax. Exceptions do exist, but
are rare. 

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Ruud Harmsen - http://rudhar.com/

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