glottalized intervocalic /y/?

[LanDi Liu]

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> If I had command of American English, I'd ban the glo?al stop in all
> but a very few environments. However, I agree that the glo?al stop has
> a place in others Englishes.
>
> -Wilson
>

Let me see if I can guess the "very few environments":

1. u? uh = no
2. u? oh = whoops
3. at word final position when the following word starts with /j/, /w/, or /r/:
"What year is this" [w^? jir....]
"At one o'clock" [&? w^n....]
"Get ready" [gE? rEdi]

Am I close?

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