since the dot on the 'i' is a diacritical mark and some diacritical marks change the way a vowel is pronounciated, how would an 'i' sound without its dot?
2006-12-18 22:43:22 · 6 answers · asked by sincere12_26 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
In Turkish, the i without the dot is pronounced in this manner:
Put your mouth and tongue in position to say the "oo" sound in "boot". Without moving your tongue at all, unpucker your lips and spread them out. Now say the vowel without your lips rounded. That is the sound of the i without dot in Turkish.
2006-12-19 01:18:58 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-05 12:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dot above an i (called a 'tittle') is never left off in English. Properly speaking, it isn't a diacritic (like the French circumflex) because it is actually part of the letter, without which an i is not an i. What changes the sound of an i is an e, e.g.: 'bit'; 'bite'
2006-12-19 03:10:02 · answer #3 · answered by darestobelieve 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The undotted i in Turkish sounds similar to the Russian letter ы which can be likened to the English "eww." The closest English pronunciation is in "pit" or "him." The dotted i in Turkish is the long vowel, pronounced like "ee" in "sheep."
2006-12-18 23:58:51 · answer #4 · answered by tixmeeoff 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does exist in Turkish but I can't explain how it sounds, there's no similar sound in English... all I can tell you is that the i without dot does exist.
2006-12-18 22:58:49 · answer #5 · answered by El Emigrante 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In English, it wouldn't sound any different.
2006-12-18 22:45:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋