Re: Pronunciation of Japanese "j"

Benct Philip Jonsson scripsit:

> Mind you, Andreas, that Swedish _tj_ is alveopalatal [s\]
> rather than dorsopalatal [C].  Try comparing the way a
> German says _Chemie_ with the way you say _kemi_!
[s\] and [C] are awfully close in my articulation: about the only
difference is that the tongue tip is behind the lower teeth in [s\],
whereas in [C] it's retracted just a bit.  About like the difference
between [t_d] and [t], really.

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