Re: Sounds of Quenya?
From: | Isaac Penzev <isaacp@...> |
Date: | Sunday, January 29, 2006, 20:43 |
Aiya!
Paul Bennett tencë:
> So, I think I'm getting a handle on the sounds of Quenya. Here's what I
> understand. Please comment with corrections.
Think rather of Spanish or Italian sounds. I believe the continantal values
are close to the ideal Quenya pronunciation than any IPA from anglophonic
perspective. So I would expect vowels [a], [e]/[E], [I] - that's the
difference, [o]/[O] and [u]. [p], [t], [k] - without aspiration, [d], [t],
[l], [n] - dental, not alveolar. |ty| and |ny| are clearly [c] and [J].
-- Yitzik