Re: XSAMPA Question

On Fri, Jan 23, 2004 at 01:58:00PM -0500, Mark J. Reed wrote:
> The only difference
> between [y] and [i] is that the former has the lips rounded, the latter
> doesn't - and this is true for the other vowels on the chart.
I meant this is true for the other *adjacent pairs of* vowels on the
chart.

> "Nasals" have the airway through the mouth completely blocked, like a
> stop, but air is allowed to escape through the nose;  as with vowels,
> the shape of the mouth cavity distinguishes them from each other.
> English approximants include m, n, and N (the "ng" sound in "sing").
Er, how did that happen?  Obviously, I meant English *nasals* include
m, n, and N.

-Mark