>On Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:14:33 -0400 "H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh@...>
>writes:
>2) _c_ is the non-aspirate version of _C_. I don't even know if IPA
> > has a
> > different representation for this sound; but my conlang definitely
> > makes
> > a clear distinction here.
Are you talking about Mandarin C vs. Ch vs. Q? You C sounds like /tSh/, but
your c might be /tS/ or /tC\/ (t plus curly tail c).
>
> > 3) _j_ is the voiced version of _c_, and is like the English "soft
> > g"
> > (such as in "germaine"). Unlike the English 'j', this sound is
> > more
> > palatal than alveolar (and definitely not dental). What could the
> > IPA
> > symbol be?
Could be /dZ./ .
> > 4) _jh_ is the fricatized version of _j_. I don't know offhand of
> > any natlangs I know that has this sound, so I can't give an
> > example.
/Z/
> > 5) _ch_ is like the English "sh"... and is basically the fricatized
> > version of _c_, or the unvoiced version of _jh_.
/S/
Adam
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