> > In the other instance it is the International Phonetic Alphabet, which > > is a way of representing the sounds of different languages. I had to > > learn and use it when I was a student. It's very useful, although it > > doesn't necessarily help one reproduce the sounds. Being able to write > > down the clicks and stops in a language like Xhosa unfortunately > > doesn't mean one can repeat them back! > > I looked it up on Wikipedia. Turned on the Russian page. It is one text of my > native language that I totally fail to comprehend. I mean - I get the idea of > course, but trying to read into details - and voila - all the words are suddenly > Chinese to me. > > But thanks anyway ;-). > > Boris
you have to learn about things like labiodental fricatives first. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6DVeyKyL-Q> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
