Re: THEORY Ideal system of writing
| From: | Muke Tever <hotblack@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, August 10, 2004, 4:25 |
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On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 17:36:30 -0400, Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...>
wrote:
> One quick question: I *think* the common -j- element that looks like it's
> going to crop up a lot is largely (only?) associated with /u(:)/ in the
> peak/coda. Is it best dealt with from a practical standpoint as a feature
> of the latter?
Yes.
Especially for the common accents[1] where the /ju/ is not actually
pronounced as [ju]--that is to say, where <muse> /mjuz/ does not rhyme
with <ooze> /uz/.
The pronunciation is more like [iw] (or [_jiw] even) than [ju].
*Muke! [m_jiwk]
[1] Where "common" at this point consists of "both people who live in my
apartment."
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