The Pronunciation of English: I. Phonetics. II. Phonetic Transcriptions

ænd änd articulated assimilation auə becoming bət bi:n breath-groups breathed consonant careful speaking closed vowels ðæt dät declamatory style devocalised ðə dəm dət dɛə dialects differs from StP diphthong diphthongise dzast element Example ǝnd ən(d ənd əv də ɛə fa:də fər followed frəm fricative h)iz h)wen hæv Half-open heard inserted jïü ladies gay laik leidiz gei litl lɔ:dz mæn meik mf mf mistə mixed lax nasal consonant nasalised nevə nɔt open vowels passage phonetic symbol phonetic transcription pi:pl plosive consonant preceded pronounced pronunciation rising intonation second syllable soft palate sometimes sound speakers spelt StP as defined stress Syllabic consonants syllable tense vowel tïü tongue triphthong unrounded unstressed voiced consonant voiced dental fricative voiced plosive weikən wəz wið words wɔt