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This is the Palatal Glide/Approximant.  It is also used as a semi-vowel, equivalent to the high front vowels /i/ or /ɪ/.  It is often written in diphthongs for this reason.  Thus /ai/ or /aɪ/ are similar or the same as /aj/.  It is comes from Germanic languages that use '''j''' for /j/.
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===Palatal fricatives in natlangs===
=Natlangs=
'''[[English]]'''
==[[Germanic Languages]]==
{|
===[[English]]===
| Plain || y || yet, /jɛt/
====[[Anglo-Saxon]]====
|}
In Anglo-Saxon, the Glide is represented by the symbol '''Ȝ''', '''ȝ''' (called yogh /jox/) and/or '''G''', '''g''' around a front vowel.  Thus, '''gear''' is /jæar/.  It was even used in the formation of diphthongs, so thus '''dag''' is often pronounced like the modern Australian form /daj/.
'''[[Japanese]]'''
====[[Middle English]]====
The symbol '''Ȝ''' was still used well into the Middle English era, and '''Y''', '''y''' was beginning to be pronounced /i/ or /ɪ/.  It was also used along with '''I''', '''i''' to form some diphthongs. 
====[[Modern English]]====
In all forms of Modern English, '''Y''', '''y''' is used as the glide and occasionally as the diphthong.  Thus '''year''' /yiɹ/ as a glide, and '''day''' /dej/ as the diphthong.
===[[High German]]===
In High German, the symbol used for this symbol is '''J''', '''j'''.  The word '''Jäger''' is pronounced /yegər/.  For diphthongs different symbols are used.  For /oj/, '''eu''' or '''äu''' is used, and for /aj/, '''ei''' or occasionally '''ai''' is used.
 
 
==[[Japanese]]==
{|
{|
| Plain || や, よ, ゆ (ya, yo, yu) || 四, /jon/
| Plain || や, よ, ゆ (ya, yo, yu) || 四, /jon/
|}
|}
===Palatal fricatives in conlangs===


'''[[Toki Pona]]'''
=Conlangs=
==[[Toki Pona]]==
{|
{|
| Plain || j || jelo “yellow”
| Plain || j || jelo “yellow”
|}
|}


'''[[Etimri]]'''
==[[Etimri]]==
{|
{|
| Plain || j || jof (fem) and jod (masc) “gross”
| Plain || j || jof (fem) and jod (masc) “gross”
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[[Category:Phonetic segments|j]]
[[Category:Phonetic segments|j]]

Revision as of 06:11, 5 October 2008

This is the Palatal Glide/Approximant. It is also used as a semi-vowel, equivalent to the high front vowels /i/ or /ɪ/. It is often written in diphthongs for this reason. Thus /ai/ or /aɪ/ are similar or the same as /aj/. It is comes from Germanic languages that use j for /j/.

j
Pulmonic Consonant
IPA: j
X-SAMPA: j
Kirshenbaum: j
Place of Articulation: Palatal
Manner of Articulation: Approximant
Phonological features:

[+consonantal]
[+approximant]
[+sonorant]
[+contin-artic]
[+contin-acous]
[+delayed release]
[+voice]
[+DORSAL]
  [+high]
  [+front]
  [+tense]

Natlangs

Germanic Languages

English

Anglo-Saxon

In Anglo-Saxon, the Glide is represented by the symbol Ȝ, ȝ (called yogh /jox/) and/or G, g around a front vowel. Thus, gear is /jæar/. It was even used in the formation of diphthongs, so thus dag is often pronounced like the modern Australian form /daj/.

Middle English

The symbol Ȝ was still used well into the Middle English era, and Y, y was beginning to be pronounced /i/ or /ɪ/. It was also used along with I, i to form some diphthongs.

Modern English

In all forms of Modern English, Y, y is used as the glide and occasionally as the diphthong. Thus year /yiɹ/ as a glide, and day /dej/ as the diphthong.

High German

In High German, the symbol used for this symbol is J, j. The word Jäger is pronounced /yegər/. For diphthongs different symbols are used. For /oj/, eu or äu is used, and for /aj/, ei or occasionally ai is used.


Japanese

Plain や, よ, ゆ (ya, yo, yu) 四, /jon/

Conlangs

Toki Pona

Plain j jelo “yellow”

Etimri

Plain j jof (fem) and jod (masc) “gross”

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