/y/ WASRe: David P's "month" (was: Poll by Email No. 3)

Siyo!
My French improved considerably when I came across a
book that described in layman's terms how to pronounce
the vowels: /y/="shape your lips between saying 'ee'
and whistling, but pronounce an 'oo'.'  Things like
that.  But they worked.

Clint


>
> >
> > Not sure, though, if I'm confused or totally wrong
> > about the "u" of _muse_.  I think it would be /y/
> --
> > is that the same sound as [ju].  All I can recall
> is
> > that if a value is given between brackets [] or
> slashs
> > //, then it may have a different corresponding
> sound.
> > Does [ju] equal /y/ ?  Sorry for the elementary
> > questions, folks!
> >
>
> [y] is the French "u" of "lune", that
> English-speaking people do tend to
> approximate as [ju], but that's a mistake due to the
> lack of this sound in
> their language. [ju] would be /ju/ or /u/ in
> English, depending whether you
> consider it an allophone of /u/ or not.
>

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