<P> In English , ⟨ j ⟩ most commonly represents the affricate / dʒ / . In Old English , the phoneme / dʒ / was represented orthographically with ⟨ cg ⟩ and ⟨ cȝ ⟩ . Under the influence of Old French , which had a similar phoneme deriving from Latin / j / , English scribes began to use ⟨ i ⟩ ( later ⟨ j ⟩ ) to represent word - initial / dʒ / in Old English ( for example , iest and , later jest ) , while using ⟨ dg ⟩ elsewhere ( for example , hedge ) . Later , many other uses of ⟨ i ⟩ ( later ⟨ j ⟩ ) were added in loanwords from French and other languages ( e.g. adjoin , junta ) . The first English language book to make a clear distinction between ⟨ i ⟩ and ⟨ j ⟩ was published in 1633 . In loan words such as raj , ⟨ j ⟩ may represent / ʒ / . In some of these , including raj , Azerbaijan , Taj Mahal , and Beijing , the regular pronunciation / dʒ / is actually closer to the native pronunciation , making the use of / ʒ / an instance of a hyperforeignism . Occasionally , ⟨ j ⟩ represents the original / j / sound , as in Hallelujah and fjord ( see Yodh for details ) . In words of Spanish origin , where ⟨ j ⟩ represents the voiceless velar fricative ( x ) ( such as jalapeño ) , English speakers usually approximate with the voiceless glottal fricative / h / . </P>
<P> In English , ⟨ j ⟩ most commonly represents the affricate / dʒ / . In Old English , the phoneme / dʒ / was represented orthographically with ⟨ cg ⟩ and ⟨ cȝ ⟩ . Under the influence of Old French , which had a similar phoneme deriving from Latin / j / , English scribes began to use ⟨ i ⟩ ( later ⟨ j ⟩ ) to represent word - initial / dʒ / in Old English ( for example , iest and , later jest ) , while using ⟨ dg ⟩ elsewhere ( for example , hedge ) . Later , many other uses of ⟨ i ⟩ ( later ⟨ j ⟩ ) were added in loanwords from French and other languages ( e.g. adjoin , junta ) . The first English language book to make a clear distinction between ⟨ i ⟩ and ⟨ j ⟩ was published in 1633 . In loan words such as raj , ⟨ j ⟩ may represent / ʒ / . In some of these , including raj , Azerbaijan , Taj Mahal , and Beijing , the regular pronunciation / dʒ / is actually closer to the native pronunciation , making the use of / ʒ / an instance of a hyperforeignism . Occasionally , ⟨ j ⟩ represents the original / j / sound , as in Hallelujah and fjord ( see Yodh for details ) . In words of Spanish origin , where ⟨ j ⟩ represents the voiceless velar fricative ( x ) ( such as jalapeño ) , English speakers usually approximate with the voiceless glottal fricative / h / . </P>
when did the letter j become apart of the alphabet
when did the letter j become apart of the alphabet
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