Ron.M -> RE: Favorite Flamenco Words (Oct. 24 2009 3:31:05)
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Hi Vic, Well obviously it is difficult to argue with you as Spanish is your native language![:D] I'm not a language specialist or anything, but simply maintained and operated the equipment used in the Phonetics lab. (Stuff that would record pulses from the larynx, mouth cavity formants, lip pressure, nasal pressure etc, so the student could analyse what was really going on in a sample of their own speech.) However, the subject of Phonetics is pretty complex and quite often speakers will feel they are doing something, while in fact they are doing something else. (eg.. like Glasgwegians thinking they are pronouncing the final "t" when they are actually making a glottal stop). Anyway here's an interesting reference I found on the net..... "Yet another sound is produced when the n precedes the letters b, v, or p, or consonantes bilabiales (using both lips). By approximating the next consonant, the n becomes nasal, bilabial, sonora, or in other words, just like the letter m, as in the expression un beso, phonetically [um beso]. " As a side issue...this is a bit like a theory I have that when you copy a maestro's falseta and practise it on the guitar. Quite often, you will hear the original recording in your head as you play and think it sounds pretty good, pretty close. It's only when you record your attempt and play it back that you find out that it's anything but![:@][:D] You get the same kind of effect listening to someone singing along to a pop song...especially if they are wearing headphones! [:D] Good stuff anyway Vic and I'd be interested what others have to say on this. cheers, Ron
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