RE:  VL - Vulcan in Vulcan
Whittaker, Pat 
Tue, 21 Oct 97 11:33:00 M

Saul wrote:
>Well, hard enough to make a sound. ;-, And you don't necessarily have to
>have your lips PURSED, just close enough together that pushing air through
>them makes a sound. In technical terms, the lips can be "rounded" OR
>"spread" -- at least unless or until we decide it's one way or the other.
>
>>But what does the "lateral" mean?
>
>The primary component of /l/ differs from /r/ and /z/ in that air passes
>over both sides of the tongue on its way out of the mouth, rather than over
>the tip of the tongue. In fact that distinguishes /l/ from most other
>sounds. /l/ and it's voiceless counterpart are called "lateral" to indicate
>this. (Though /l/ is the lateral approximant and the voiceless version is
>the lateral fricative. <g>)
>
>So to pronounce /w~l/, the tip of the tongue is raised to a point behind 
the
>upper-front teeth while the lips are approximated, and air is forced out
>over the sides of the tongue and then through the lips. Now, boys and 
girls:
>can you say "W~L'q'n?" I knew that you could.
>

Thank you for using "one syllable" words so those not well versed in 
language formation can understand.  It is much appreciated!
Selek