--- Caio Rossi wrote:
> pure vowels are produced with no
> obstacles in the mouth,
> so that the air can flow freely through it.
I think this is wrong. I find no difference in my [y]
and [i] besides the shape of the lips. Both have the
high [i] tongue, and neither has any obstacle in the
mouth. In fact, the production is EXACTLY the same,
with the lips rounded forward for [y].
So I would say that [y] is just as "pure," by your
definition, as [i] or any of the other 7 Italian
vowels.
Isabelle B.
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Isabelle Bracamonte
San Francisco, CA
ibracamonte@y...
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