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Forum: Speaking and Listening 18th July 2004, 09:50 AM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
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Posted By Altair
The more I consider this question. The more...
The more I consider this question. The more unsatisfied I become with what I posted previously. I
find it very strange that Mandarin has optional glottal stops before initial "i," "a," and "e,"
but...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 12th June 2004, 09:40 AM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By Altair
Shibo, There are two sounds in Arabic usually...
Shibo, There are two sounds in Arabic usually transliterated with signs like an apostrophe. One is
'Ayn, which is the initial sound in the words "'ashara" (meaning "ten") and "'arab" and the
medial...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 28th May 2004, 07:17 AM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By Altair
Shibo, Your right. I should have written that...
Shibo,
Your right. I should have written that "woo" and "oo" are both allophones. :oops:
By the way, is it possible to pronounce Wu with an initial glottal stop? A glottal stop seems
quite...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 24th May 2004, 12:50 AM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By Altair
smithsgj, it seems I forgot to answer your...
smithsgj, it seems I forgot to answer your question:
In all the traditions I am aware of, simple vowels are named by their sound, unless this violates
syllabic constraints within the languge or...
Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd May 2004, 06:51 AM
Replies: 51
how is wu pronounced?
Views: 5,601
Posted By Altair
With all due respect to the opinions given above,...
With all due respect to the opinions given above, when I have listened to examples of the "wu"
final and "yi" final in isolation, I often hear a clearly enunciated glottal stop at the beginning
of...
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