729 B
729 B
3.2.15. j, w
j 和 w 是半元音。
The sounds represented by j and w are semivowels in English.
j 与后面的元音相连，相当于在那个元音前面加上了一个 ɪ，比如 you /juː/，读音上相当于是 /iuː/。
When j is connected to the following vowel, it is as if an ɪ sound is added in front of that vowel. For instance, the word you /juː/, pronounced the same as /ɪuː/.
w 与后面的元音相连，相当于在那个元音前面加上了一个 ʊ，比如 way juː，读音上相当于是 ʊeɪ。
Similarly, when w is paired with a vowel, it's as if a ʊ sound precedes that vowel. Take the word way /weɪ/, pronounced the same as /ʊeɪ/.