Vowel breaking in Russian

[Andrew Jameson]

Is it entirely a coincidence that Mandarin does something similar for
purposes of emphasis?
E.g. Wo de tian-a! (My heavens! as an exclamation).
 
Andrew Jameson
Consultant on Russian Language and Culture
Translator, Russian & German to English
Listowner, russian-teaching list
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Malvern WR14 3RQ UK
01684 572466 
 
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[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Brian Hayden
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 1:08 AM
To: SEELANGS at LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] Vowel breaking in Russian
 
Why is it не-а, anyway, instead of не-э, for example? Is there a reason we
see /a/ there? 
 
Brian Hayden
 
On Mon, Sep 23, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Jules Levin <ameliede at earthlink.net>
wrote:
On 9/23/2013 3:01 AM, John Dunn wrote:
But then my question is this: are the vowels in не-а separated by a glottal
stop?  And, if so, are there any other contexts in Russian where a glottal
stop occurs?

John Dunn.
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