Re: y sound

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From: "alexandre lang" <allexpro@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:41 PM
Subject: y sound


> could someone tell me what sound do the french and english "y" make
exactly?
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> thank you
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In what context?  In English, it can variously be [j], [i], [I], and [ai].
In french, it can be [j] or [i].  However, if you mean |y| as in
'yacht'[jQt] or 'yeux'[j9:](AFAIK), then it's [j].