Re: Uvular r in Italian?



koivufan@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> G. Leo Sahakian wrote:
> > how do you utter gré:gora (g is fricative, e: is i), meaning quickly, in
> > mod. grk with uvular
> > r (and other instances of gr or rg in this and other languages)?
>
> I don't understand the question. It's certainly possible to pronounce
> it that way.

I think the question concerns the acrobatic slide from velar /G/ to
uvular /R/ & vice versa (an example of the latter would be /"joRGos/,
"George"). What a gargle!

Nigel

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