tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post3292817722521377174..comments2023-04-16T16:49:16.166+03:00Comments on Veeds of Arabia: What a difference a voiceless alveolar plosive makesVeeds of Arabiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16609079024522754584noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post-34155245690484316802010-03-20T20:04:20.057+03:002010-03-20T20:04:20.057+03:00Hi Jim, I was in your Intro to Linguistics class a...Hi Jim, I was in your Intro to Linguistics class at the University of Dayton. We got together over a term paper on "linguistic relativity." I continued on in linguistics and speech science (i.e., acoustic phonetics). The /t/ in Arabic is dental and unaspirated, rather than alveolar and aspirated as in English. So to English speakers,it sounds like /d/. Thought you'd like to know (although probably no one else would!). Deborah Rekart (UD, Class of '72)Deb Rekarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107898796425314355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post-23578873233559472092010-02-23T20:25:41.317+03:002010-02-23T20:25:41.317+03:00Saalam aleikum, Om Lujain. I'm delighted that ...<i>Saalam aleikum</i>, Om Lujain. I'm delighted that you enjoyed my tale. My goal in this blog is to keep toddlers on their toes.<br /><br />But seriously, I'm thinking that my next item might simply be some photos from a camping trip up north...or it might be some thoughts about attending a Saudi wedding party. Haven't quite decided yet.Veeds of Arabiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16609079024522754584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5805502017218371077.post-18765137122511697032010-02-22T18:00:38.470+03:002010-02-22T18:00:38.470+03:00loooooooooooool... i am sitting here putting my ne...loooooooooooool... i am sitting here putting my nearly 5 month old to sleep and reading this.... i could not control my laughter!!! woke him up... oops! thanks for the much needed laugh!!!Lavender ©https://www.blogger.com/profile/13316482212239799511noreply@blogger.com