Re: Palatalized / Labialized consonants

Isaac Penzev wrote:

> I assure you it is alive and flourishing, and very easily made if you
> remember that /j/ in Russian (and esp. in Ukrainian) is a *consonant*,
> not a semi-vowel (at least under this phonetic condition). /"p;ati\j/
> "fifth" and /"p;jani\j/ "drunk" sound ver-r-ry differently in their
> anlaut.
Could I trouble you (or anyone else, or the Internet if anyone's better
at search the web for sound files then me) for some recordings, please?
[Of all four, if possible.]

--
C:I'm sick of hearing about personal responsibility! / Inevitable
   I've already *done* my part to make the world a   /  Indisputable
   better place to live.                            /   Ruler of
H:Really?                                         /    the World,
C:Sure! I was *born*!                            /
H:Oh yes, I forgot to thank you.                /      Tristan.*
C:Join the club!                               /
                 --- Calvin and Hobbes         / kesuari at yahoo!.com.au