Re: USAGE: Pronouncing Welsh

Raymond A. Brown wrote:

> If you want a more authentic medieval pronunciation, then I think the
> modern pronunciation but with ultimate stress probably comes _very_ close
Thanks (& Sally too).  How about the pronunciation of "u"; sounds like
it's already [I] ~ [i] depending on dialect.  When
did the change [y] > [i] occur?  (It must have, because otherwise
there would not have been a "y"/"u" orthographic distinction.)

--
John Cowan      http://www.ccil.org/~cowan              cowan@ccil.org
        You tollerday donsk?  N.  You tolkatiff scowegian?  Nn.
        You spigotty anglease?  Nnn.  You phonio saxo?  Nnnn.
                Clear all so!  'Tis a Jute.... (Finnegans Wake 16.5)