tlahtoa / saltillo

[David L. Frye]

> in any language must end by closing off the throat. In English when we
> pronounce a word that ends in a vowel, we don't close off the throat at
> the end. The word "go" for example doesn't end by abruptly interrupting
> the vibration of the vocal chords by closing off the throat.

But when Homer Simpson says "Doh!" he does end it with a glottal stop, no?
Just checking -- i'm no linguist, much as I admire ya'll!

David Frye <dfrye at umich.edu>