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broad and slender consonants

  • 03-01-2010 09:35AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭


    I can't get my head round these. I don't seem to be able to get the concept straight.
    Isn't it just another way of classifying sounds when they find themselves next to the vowels "E" and "I"? After all, in English and other languages you have to alter the way you say a consonant depending on where it is in the word and what comes before and after it.
    I can "hear" the difference between broad and slender, and it certainly helps me with spelling rules.
    But I can't help thinking that for a beginner (me) it's another bit to cope with, instead of falling into place as you get used to the language.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,842 ✭✭✭Micilin Muc


    nbrome wrote: »
    I can't get my head round these. I don't seem to be able to get the concept straight.
    Isn't it just another way of classifying sounds when they find themselves next to the vowels "E" and "I"? After all, in English and other languages you have to alter the way you say a consonant depending on where it is in the word and what comes before and after it.
    I can "hear" the difference between broad and slender, and it certainly helps me with spelling rules.

    Yes, that's it. It well help you a lot when you're further down the road when you study grammar aspects such as the genitive case.


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