5/25/2023 0 Comments What are the vowels![]() ![]() The ordinary English sounds of j and v did not exist in classical Latin, but consonantal u perhaps approached English v in the pronunciation of some persons. The characters J and U are only slight modifications of the characters I and V. In modern books i and u are often used for the vowel sounds, j and v for the consonant sounds but in printing in capitals J and U are avoided: IVLIVS ( Iūlius). Note 1- The Latin alphabet did not distinguish between the vowel and consonant sounds of i and u, but used each letter ( I and V) with a double value. 4Consonantal i has the sound of English consonant y consonantal u ( v) that of English consonant w.Ĭonsonantal i and u ( v) are sometimes called Semivowels. Nasals are like voiced mutes, except that the mouth remains closed and the breath passes through the nose.ĥ. The vowels i and u serve as consonants when pronounced rapidly before a vowel so as to stand in the same syllable.Fricatives (or Spirants) are consonants in which the breath passes continuously through the mouth with audible friction.Palatals are pronounced with a part of the upper surface of the tongue touching or approaching the palate.Dentals (sometimes called Linguals) are pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching or approaching the upper front teeth.Labials are pronounced with the lips, or lips and teeth.Between the explosion and the vowel there may be a slight puff of breath ( h), as in the Aspirates ( ph, th, ch). Mutes are pronounced by blocking entirely, for an instant, the passage of the breath through the mouth, and then allowing it to escape with an explosion (distinctly heard before a following vowel). ![]() Double consonants are x (= cs) and z (= dz) h is merely a breathing. ![]()
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