Re: English l and Spanish ll

Adam Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious <AczJ5@...> wrote:
> Is the English l represented as SAMPA IPA /l`/ or /l/ (since I've noticed the
> difference between most language's l's and English's l's)
In SAMPA, /l/.   In X-SAMPA, either [l] (clear L) or [5] (dark L)
depending on the position of the word.

> Also, is the Spanish ll (in the accents where it sounds similar to /dZ/) /z*/
> or /L/?
In my experience, /j\/ (voiced palatal fricative)--or, given strong
emphasis, the palatal affricate /J\j\/.   They are certainly not the same,
at any rate, as English /Z/ and /dZ/ (though they sound like it to English
speakers).

	*Muke!
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