SC - OT -Pronounciation

[LYN M PARKINSON]

Nanna wrote:

>>Huette wrote:

>As for unvoiced L's, English has them: could
>(k[schwa]d),would, should. [Unfortunately, I have no
>access to accent marks]


I think there may be a misunderstanding here. "Unvoiced" doesn´t mean
silent. An unvoiced l is very audible and is said by blowing air instead
of
using your vocal chords. This sound really does not exist in English; the
pronounciation is somewhat similar to but not identical to the
pronounciation of Welsh ll.<<

For Americans to understand the difference between 'voiced' and
'unvoiced' consonants, say the 2 different 'th' sounds,  as 'they', which
is voiced, and 'think' which is unvoiced.  There are other pairs: p and
b, for instance: you are using the same muscles to make the 2 sounds, but
one uses the vocal cords and the other does not.
Regards,

Allison [speech pathology major in her youth]
allilyn at juno.com, Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands, Pittsburgh, PA
Kingdom of Aethelmearc

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