tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post8224513512596245750..comments2023-11-05T03:16:22.246-08:00Comments on converbike: Lateral apical postalveolar flapYokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-45100174986246508252008-01-08T10:14:00.000-08:002008-01-08T10:14:00.000-08:00Now you've got me dissecting the terminology a...Now you've got me dissecting the terminology and trying to get my tongue to figure out *precisely* ... alveolar? Ain't alveoli in the lungs anyway? <br> I am the only Caucasian in an otherwise Korean choir and if I *don't* think about it, but just plug in the hard-wired "imitate speech sounds" part of the mind, I've got an accent by the end of the service... and can hit high notes clearly that I can't do if I try. The brain is amazing.SiouxGeonzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14852040976080951492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-21335553389260149892008-01-08T11:13:00.000-08:002008-01-08T11:13:00.000-08:00So generically, alveolar means "socket."...So generically, alveolar means "socket." The Alveolar ridge is the ridge of gum where the tooth sockets are at. Apical = "apex" or the tip of the tongue.<br><br>So apical postalveolar means the tip of your tongue touches the back of the gum ridge. <br><br>Lateral just means it sounds something like "L." Flap means that your tongue flaps up against the roof of your mouth once (versus a trill in which the tongue flaps up twice or more, so a Spanish "rr" sounds different from a Japanese "r").Yokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-28736446438234958042008-01-08T11:26:00.000-08:002008-01-08T11:26:00.000-08:00It's like Japanese class all over again! Japan...It's like Japanese class all over again! <br>Japanese teacher: くる<br>Class: kooroo<br>J: No, くる<br>C: kuru<br>J: Almost! くる<br>C: くroo!<br>j: (・_・;)Meephttp://soycow.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-7327848057021739902008-01-08T11:32:00.000-08:002008-01-08T11:32:00.000-08:00Hi Meep, my wife studied speech path at UNT.I grew...Hi Meep, my wife studied speech path at UNT.<br><br>I grew up with Japanese family members all around me, so I didn't have problems with pronunciation. When I was younger, in fact, I had problems pronouncing some English words.<br><br>I'm so out of practice these days my Japanese is horrible.Yokota Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04808661100114872654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-54874099865426019122008-01-08T12:02:00.000-08:002008-01-08T12:02:00.000-08:00...very funny post, flitz...i have a new appreciat......very funny post, flitz...i have a new appreciation for you now...i am ichi ban fan...<br><br>...i may hold off on going out for sushi for a while, however, so i don't get asked why i'm chortling to myself...bikesgonewildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-65446925507296091842008-01-08T12:12:00.000-08:002008-01-08T12:12:00.000-08:00...in retrospect, i hope my above response is in n......in retrospect, i hope my above response is in no way thought to be making fun of people w/ actual speech impediments...not my style...<br><br>...domo arrigato gozimashita !...bikesgonewildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-20165238509416862782008-01-08T13:03:00.000-08:002008-01-08T13:03:00.000-08:00Thanks for introducing my blog!'R' and ...Thanks for introducing my blog!<br>'R' and 'L' sounds are very difficult for most Japanese (including me). I still remembered some embarrassing moments when I was pronoucing 'white rice', 'presidential election' in Japanese way. :-)<br>Pronouncing "lateral apical postalveolar flap" correctly is a nightmere for me.<br><br>Anyway, thank you for the link!saganohttp://leftbank.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-85977628347917236082008-01-08T13:28:00.000-08:002008-01-08T13:28:00.000-08:00I could never figure out why my Japanese mom chose...I could never figure out why my Japanese mom chose to put 3 l's in my sister's name.kwchttp://kwc.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288241767940554093.post-84219322538076001582008-01-08T14:00:00.000-08:002008-01-08T14:00:00.000-08:00Curses! Someone already beat me to "elecrtio...Curses! Someone already beat me to "elecrtion". Foyered again.Noahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15271155305943176738noreply@blogger.com