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Re: IPA vowels

From:Nik <fortytwo@...>
Date:Tuesday, September 12, 2000, 23:32
"H. S. Teoh" wrote:
> I don't know how to describe "stretched" except that it's a kind of > *horizontal* degree of aperture.
Like an exaggeration of the difference between /i/ and /y/? That is, like /i/ pronounced with a broad smile?
> u = /u/ y = /y/ > o = /o/ i = /i/ (possible is /e/ too?)
Eh? /y/ is rounded, but you have that for "stretched".
> The top row vowels, u w y, are what I call "whistling" vowels because they > are highly rounded and sound like whistling :-)
Highly rounded? Then what's unrounded mean?
> Anyway, I'd appreciate it if some here who are familiar with the IPA > sounds can help me figure out the "best" IPA transcriptions of these > vowels.
To be honest, I'm not sure what the sounds are! -- "Only two things are infinite - the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein ICQ: 18656696 AIM Screen-Name: NikTailor