Re: Stupid Question of the Week
Rob Zook 
Thu, 06 Nov 1997 10:35:18 -0600

At 09:56 AM 11/6/97 -0600, you wrote:
>At 08:52 AM 11/6/97 -0600, Rob wrote:
>
>>Linguists measure sounds with several rulers. They measure the place
>>of the articulation (or air obstruction):
>>
>>   labial: lips (A. English p), or lips and tongue
>
>and tongue?

That's what my source said, but he did not provide and example of
the lips and tongue labial. Maybe he was confusing labials and labial-
dentals.

>>   postalveolar: In between the back of the teeth and the top
>>      of the mouth (A. English sh)
>
>or just behind the alveolar ridge. This place is also sometimes referred 
>to as pre-palatal. ;-)

I've also see it called alveolar-palatal.

Rob Z.
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