--- In [email protected], cardemaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > When non-Indian people imitate the pronuncitation > of people from India, I think the retroflex "t" > and "n" are the most useful "tools" to get that effect. > You just pronounce the "normal" n-sound or t-sound > with the tip of your tongue slightly curved back > towards the palate. > Try for instance to pronounce "time" like that and > I think you'll get the typical Indian pronuncitation.
By golly, you're right! (I still don't understand your original question, but never mind...) <snip> > > It's odd how difficult it is to describe what the > > tongue does without a specialized terminology! > > I think it's more due to my lack of vocabulary, and stuff. Well, I meant me, actually. It's so instinctive it's hard for me even to become *aware* of it enough to put it into words. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
