Perhaps there is a distinction between phonetic vowels and letter vowels?
So I think "controversial subject" is where it stands.
]]>mathsyperson wrote:Y is always a consonant, it's just that there can be some words that contain y and no vowels. That doesn't suddenly turn y into a vowel though.
Why?
yeh, also, you technically cant make a sound, without using a vowel, because the vowel sounds, are the sounds, the consonants are just the way youre tounge, teeth lips and everything change to modify the vowel sound, without the vowel sound theres nothing, so you cant have a word without vowels, it would be completely inaudiable
rant over.
]]>Y is always a consonant, it's just that there can be some words that contain y and no vowels. That doesn't suddenly turn y into a vowel though.
Why?
]]>thanx guys
]]>Y is always a consonant, it's just that there can be some words that contain y and no vowels. That doesn't suddenly turn y into a vowel though.
actually, according to the oxford, that is not true.
http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutother/lettery?view=uk
]]>is letter "y" a vowel too, in English?
in english, y is both a vowel, and a consonant depending upon the word.
in words like hymn, the y is a vowel, but in words like beyond, y is a consonant
]]>And one more thing, thanx for your help
]]>Characteristic function is defined as
I(x) = { 1, if x belongs to B,
= { 0, if x doesnot belong to B. where x is a variable, which can take any letter from the alphabets.
For ex:
If the letter is 'a', then the value is 0.
If the letter is 'e', then the value is 1.
I have given what i know. If u find any mistake, pls correct me.
]]>Here is the question."Let A be the set of 26 letter of the alphabet. Desribe the characteristic function of the set of vowels."
Well the definition of characteristic function seems very simple and I tried to apply it to my question but I'm stuck. I guess I don't understand what exactly I need to do.
Could anyone help me out?