SC - OT -Pronounciation

[Huette von Ahrens]

Nanna,

Yes, I can see that I misunderstood the tone of your
brother's remarks. It is so hard to interpret
someone's words when all you have is the words and not
the tone
or inflection.  

And, unless I am mistaken, a better word for
"unvoiced" [which is misleading] is "aspirated", which
simply means to make a sound with your breath instead
of your
vocal chords.

Also, just for your information, Hanukah is a Jewish
religious holiday that comes about the same time as
Christmas.  Sometimes Hanukah is spelled Chanukah, but
the "ch" sound is more of a guttural sound, something
like the sound some people make just before they spit.

Huette
 
- --- Nanna_Rögnvaldardóttir <nannar at isholf.is> 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.
> 
> >I also do not like your brother's insult to
> Americans.
> 
> I´m quite sure he meant no offense, and since he was
> writing to me in
> Icelandic, my translation probably was at fault if
> you find it insulting.
> What he meant was that the average American probably
> does not know a
> language that has this sound. Of course there are
> some average Americans who
> know them - even some who know Icelandic. It just
> wasn´t likely that the
> person I was attempting  to explain the
> pronounciation to would know such a
> language. - I think my brother knows English fairly
> well, as he has been a
> visiting scholar at the linguistics department at
> Harvard University and
> communicates daily with American linguists.
> 
> >If I have read the easier version of your
> explanation
> >correctly, then your son's name should be
> pronounced
> >hj = ch as in Hanukah: a = schwa, as is sat,
> >but I am confused about the i, whether it should be
> >i as in it or i as in mine or i as in fir.  If I
> could
> >hear it a couple to times, I would be able to
> >pronounce it correctly.
> 
> 
> I haven´t the faintest idea how Hanukah is
> pronounced, not sure I understand
> the next part, the L is unvoiced (definitely not
> silent - almost spit out),
> and i as in it is correct. You might be able to
> pronounce the name it if you
> heard it a couple of times but most people need more
> practice than that,
> especially for the unvoiced l.
> 
> Please don´t be offended, I think this is all a
> misunderstanding.
> 
> Nanna
> 
>
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