Re: YAPT: Dutch ij and ui

On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 12:38:39PM +0200, Carsten Becker wrote:
> Who is right concerning the pronounciation? I'm sure it depends on the
> region, like so often. But what's the official Modern Dutch
> pronounciation then?
Modern Dutch, what's that? ;) Actually, most folks, when speaking Modern
(Standard) Dutch, _do_ inhibit slight regional influences:

<ij>, well I'd say it's between [&i)] and [Ei)].
<ui> is either [2y)] or [9y)].
<sch> is either [sx] or [sG] depending on dialect. [X] strikes me as
rather strange.

([9y)] and [sx] for me.)

That's the variation I've heard in Modern _Standard_ Dutch. As for
miscellaneous areal variation, it can get very, very nasty.

>
> Thanks,
> Carsten
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vehke.