Questions tagged [ejectives]
For questions related to consonants pronounced with a glottal airstream.
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How to learn the pronunciation of ejectives?
As a person native to a language with no ejective-aspirated distinction I don't know how to learn to pronounce the ejective consonants in Georgian. The formal descriptions (e.g. on Wikipedia) are not ...
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How to train yourself to contrast heard sounds
When trying to learn new languages, I have often encountered a problem when hearing sounds that don't exist in the Polish language (my native language). In my mind they "become" other, more familiar ...