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<li>s<u>u</u>n, b<u>u</u>t, m<u>u</u>d</li> | <li>s<u>u</u>n, b<u>u</u>t, m<u>u</u>d</li> | ||
− | <li>s<u>o</u>n, w<u>o</u>n | + | <li>s<u>o</u>n, w<u>o</u>n, 1, br<u>o</u>ther, <u>o</u>ther, an<u>o</u>ther</li> |
<li>fl<u>oo</u>d, bl<u>oo</u>d</li> | <li>fl<u>oo</u>d, bl<u>oo</u>d</li> | ||
<li>-<u>ou</u>s (fam<u>ou</u>s, gelatin<u>ou</u>s, disastr<u>ou</u>s) | <li>-<u>ou</u>s (fam<u>ou</u>s, gelatin<u>ou</u>s, disastr<u>ou</u>s) | ||
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<li>L<u>oo</u>k!, a g<u>oo</u>d c<u>oo</u>kb<u>oo</u>k</li> | <li>L<u>oo</u>k!, a g<u>oo</u>d c<u>oo</u>kb<u>oo</u>k</li> | ||
<li>p<u>u</u>t, p<u>u</u>sh, p<u>u</u>ll</li> | <li>p<u>u</u>t, p<u>u</u>sh, p<u>u</u>ll</li> | ||
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+ | <span style="font-size:14px;">/<b style="color:darkgreen;">I</b>/</span> | ||
+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li>6, h<u>i</u>m, th<u>i</i>s</li>, b<u>ee</u>n, ag<u>ai</u>n | ||
+ | <li>w<i>o</i>m<u>e</i>n /wimin/</li> | ||
+ | </ul> | ||
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+ | <span style="font-size:14px;">/<b style="color:darkgreen;">e</b>/</span> | ||
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+ | The precise realisation of this form varies. In South Africa the sound is closer to /e/, while in the US it is closer to /ɛ/. (<i>f<u>ê</u>te, b<u>ê</u>te, l<u>ait</u>, <u>ai</u>me pouv<u>aient</u></i>). Since it is not considered phonemic (since the long "A" sound is realized as a diphthong), the standard transcription is /e/ though the sound is closer to /ɛ/ than /e/ (<i>f<u>ée<u>, pourr<u>ai</u>, pouv<u>ez</u>, aim<u>er</u></i>. | ||
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+ | <ul> | ||
+ | <li>7, 10, 12, | ||
+ | <li> | ||
</ul> | </ul> |
Revision as of 00:07, 19 September 2017
Vowels
Vowels are always voiced (which means the vocal cords vibrate when the sound is made).
ˈvaʊəlz ər 'ɔːlwəz 'vɔɪst
Long "pure" vowels
/ɑ:/
- R, star, car, far
- father, bother, bottle
- clerk UK
/i:/
- B, C, D, E, G, P, T, V, ZUS
- sea, tea, seem, feet, key
/u:/
- Q, U, W
- choose, use,
/ɜː(r)/
- first, third, 30, 30th
- shirt, clerk, certification, learn</li
- Some people sometimes pronounce words like sure & pure with this sound rather than /ʃʊr/, /pjʊr/, (myself included).
Short vowels
/ʌ/
- sun, but, mud
- son, won, 1, brother, other, another
- flood, blood
- -ous (famous, gelatinous, disastrous)
/ʊ/
- Look!, a good cookbook
- put, push, pull
/I/
- 6, him, thi</i>s</li>, b<u>een, again
- wome</i>n /wimin/</li>
</ul>
/e/
The precise realisation of this form varies. In South Africa the sound is closer to /e/, while in the US it is closer to /ɛ/. (f<u>ê</u>te, b<u>ê</u>te, l<u>ait</u>, <u>ai</u>me pouv<u>aient</u>). Since it is not considered phonemic (since the long "A" sound is realized as a diphthong), the standard transcription is /e/ though the sound is closer to /ɛ/ than /e/ (f<u>ée<u>, pourr<u>ai</u>, pouv<u>ez</u>, aim<u>er</u>.
- 7, 10, 12,