Pronunciation of Consonants in Gaelic
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 11:44 pm
Hi,
Tha teagamhan agam air fuaimneachadh a consanan anns an canan Gaidhlig.
I have some doubts on the pronunciation of Consonants in Gaelic.
Tha an duilleige Uicipeid air fogharachdean Gaidhlig Albannach ag radh gu bheil chaneil Gaidhlig consanan /voiced/ idir ach /ʝ/ agus /ɣ/.
The wikipedia page on Scottish Gaelic phonology seems to say that Gaelic doesn't have voiced consonants except for /ʝ/ & /ɣ/.
Ach suidhichte air sampal fuaim agus fogharachd a mo thidsear, tha mi a'cluinntinn moran consanan /voiced/ - /g/, /j/, /b/ ,/d/ ann feadhainn facalan agus an fogharachdean /voiceless/ cuideachd ann cach.
But based on audio samples and pronunciation of my teacher, I do hear a lot of voiced consonants like /g/, /b/ ,/d/ in some words, and also their voiceless realization in others.
(I have tried tr*nsl*t*ng the above to Gaidhlig (with lots of errors I suppose) based on my lessons until now)
Is there any rule on deciding when a consonant should be voiced and when it should be voiceless ?
For instance, Bualadh seems to retain the voiced /b/ but alba becomes /alapa/. In the same way, agus has a /g/ when aige is realized as /aike/.
Also, /d/ and /t/ - are they dental consonants (when broad) ? (As an Inseannach, it sounds dental to my hears. We have dental consonants in most Indian languages). In some instances I hear in pronounced similar to an english 't' and 'd' e.g not. Again, is there any specific rule on this too ?
I would be very grateful for any clarifications.
Tapadh leibh !
V
Tha teagamhan agam air fuaimneachadh a consanan anns an canan Gaidhlig.
I have some doubts on the pronunciation of Consonants in Gaelic.
Tha an duilleige Uicipeid air fogharachdean Gaidhlig Albannach ag radh gu bheil chaneil Gaidhlig consanan /voiced/ idir ach /ʝ/ agus /ɣ/.
The wikipedia page on Scottish Gaelic phonology seems to say that Gaelic doesn't have voiced consonants except for /ʝ/ & /ɣ/.
Ach suidhichte air sampal fuaim agus fogharachd a mo thidsear, tha mi a'cluinntinn moran consanan /voiced/ - /g/, /j/, /b/ ,/d/ ann feadhainn facalan agus an fogharachdean /voiceless/ cuideachd ann cach.
But based on audio samples and pronunciation of my teacher, I do hear a lot of voiced consonants like /g/, /b/ ,/d/ in some words, and also their voiceless realization in others.
(I have tried tr*nsl*t*ng the above to Gaidhlig (with lots of errors I suppose) based on my lessons until now)
Is there any rule on deciding when a consonant should be voiced and when it should be voiceless ?
For instance, Bualadh seems to retain the voiced /b/ but alba becomes /alapa/. In the same way, agus has a /g/ when aige is realized as /aike/.
Also, /d/ and /t/ - are they dental consonants (when broad) ? (As an Inseannach, it sounds dental to my hears. We have dental consonants in most Indian languages). In some instances I hear in pronounced similar to an english 't' and 'd' e.g not. Again, is there any specific rule on this too ?
I would be very grateful for any clarifications.
Tapadh leibh !
V