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The following is the pronunciation standard I aspire to; it can be described as "standardized modern Philadelphian".
The following is the pronunciation standard I aspire to; it is somewhat Philadelphian but also has other influences.


{{IPA keys}}
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! [[wikipedia:Help:IPA|IPA]] !! lax  !! [[wikipedia:Help:IPA|IPA]] !! tense
! [[wikipedia:Help:IPA|IPA]] !! lax  !! [[wikipedia:Help:IPA|IPA]] !! tense
|-
|-
|<big>æ</big>
|<big>æ~a</big>
| align=left|tr'''a'''p, p'''a'''d, m'''a'''rry, line'''a'''rity
| align=left|tr'''a'''p, p'''a'''d, m'''a'''rry, line'''a'''rity, '''a'''nimal, d'''a'''mage, dyn'''a'''mic, p'''a'''ssive, t'''a'''ffy, p'''a'''thos
|<big>eə̯</big>
|<big>eə̯</big>
| align=left|/æ/ before /m, n/, some BATH words in RP (see below)
| align=left|'''a'''nt, c'''a'''mp, f'''a'''mily, h'''a'''lf, cr'''a'''ft, p'''a'''ss, l'''a'''st, b'''a'''th (see below)
|-
|-
| <big>ɛ</big>
| <big>ɛ</big>
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|-
|-
|<big>ɪ</big>
|<big>ɪ</big>
| align=left|k'''i'''ll, l'''i'''d, b'''i'''n, s'''y'''stem, happY after /l/ or /r/
| align=left|k'''i'''ll, l'''i'''d, b'''i'''n, s'''y'''stem
|<big>i</big>
|<big>i</big>
| align=left|s'''ee'''d, rec'''ei'''ve, ach'''ie'''ve, encyclop'''e'''dia, f'''e'''tus, J'''e'''sus, other happY words
| align=left|s'''ee'''d, rec'''ei'''ve, ach'''ie'''ve, encyclop'''e'''dia, f'''e'''tus, J'''e'''sus, happ'''y'''
|-
|-
|<big>ɑ</big>
|<big>ɑ</big>
| align=left|p'''a'''lm, f'''a'''ther, p'''a'''sta, d'''o'''t, '''o'''range, c'''a'''n't (emphatic)
| align=left|p'''a'''lm, f'''a'''ther, p'''a'''sta, d'''o'''t, '''o'''range
|<big>o~</big>
|<big>~ʊə</big>
| align=left|th'''ough'''t, d'''aw'''n, f'''a'''ll, p'''o'''le, '''o'''ff, l'''o'''ss, c'''o'''st, cl'''o'''th, d'''o'''g, l'''o'''ng, '''o'''n
| align=left|th'''ough'''t, d'''aw'''n, f'''a'''ll, p'''o'''le, '''o'''ff, l'''o'''ss, c'''o'''st, cl'''o'''th, d'''o'''g, l'''o'''ng, '''o'''n (see CLOTH words below)
|-
|-
|<big>ʊ</big>
|<big>ʊ</big>
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| align=left|f'''oo'''d, ch'''ew''', d'''o''', thr'''ough'''; c'''u'''te, qu'''eue''', '''you''', n'''eu'''tral
| align=left|f'''oo'''d, ch'''ew''', d'''o''', thr'''ough'''; c'''u'''te, qu'''eue''', '''you''', n'''eu'''tral
|-
|-
|<big>ɤ~ʌ</big>
|<big>ɤ~ʌ</big>
|! colspan="3" align=left| m'''u'''d, y'''ou'''ng, h'''u'''rry, t'''u'''rret, c'''u'''rrent, c'''u'''ll, g'''u'''llet
|! colspan="3" align=left| m'''u'''d, y'''ou'''ng, h'''u'''rry, t'''u'''rret, c'''u'''rrent, c'''u'''ll, g'''u'''llet
|-
|-
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|-
|-
|<big>ɛj</big>
|<big>ɛj</big>
| align=left|s'''ay''', r'''ay'''s
| align=left|s'''ay''', r'''ay'''s, v'''ague'''
|<big>ɪj</big>
|<big>ɪj</big>
| align=left| n'''a'''me, p'''ai'''n, w'''eigh'''t, r'''ai'''se, fl'''ea'''
| align=left| n'''a'''me, p'''ai'''n, w'''eigh'''t, r'''ai'''se, fl'''ea'''
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|! colspan="3" align=left|b'''eer''', f'''ear''', s'''e'''rious, f'''ier'''ce, b'''ear'''d, h'''ere'''
|! colspan="3" align=left|b'''eer''', f'''ear''', s'''e'''rious, f'''ier'''ce, b'''ear'''d, h'''ere'''
|-
|-
|<big>oj</big>
|<big>oj~ʊj</big>
|! colspan="3" align=left|ch'''oi'''ce, t'''oy''', c'''oi'''n
|! colspan="3" align=left|ch'''oi'''ce, t'''oy''', c'''oi'''n
|-
|-
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|! colspan="3" align=left|b'''o'''ne, g'''o''', g'''oa'''t, bl'''ow'''
|! colspan="3" align=left|b'''o'''ne, g'''o''', g'''oa'''t, bl'''ow'''
|-
|-
|<big>oɚ</big>
|<big>oɚ~ʊɚ</big>
|! colspan="3" align=left|n'''or'''th, c'''ore''', p'''oor'''
|! colspan="3" align=left|n'''or'''th, c'''ore''', p'''oor'''
|-
|-
|<big>joɚ~jɚ</big>
|<big>joɚ</big>
|! colspan="3" align=left|c'''ure''', p'''ure'''
|! colspan="3" align=left|c'''ure''', p'''ure'''
|-
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==Additional tense-A words==
==Additional tense-A words==
*calf, chaff, giraffe, graph, half, laugh, photograph, staff, telegraph
*/æ/ before /m n f s θ/ in closed syllables, except ''am, and, can (verb), began, ran, swam'', in words that are not abbreviations of words with lax /æ/
*calve, halve
**e.g. ''answer, ant, can't, trample, example, half, mass, past, bath''
*aft, after, craft, daft, draft/draught, graft, haft, laughter, raft, rafter, shaft
*''calve, halve''
*bath, lath, path
*''castle, fasten, raspberry''
*ass, brass, class, glass, grass, pass
*''glad, mad''
*ask, bask, basket, cask, casket, flask, mask/masque, rascal, task
 
*clasp, gasp, grasp, hasp, rasp
*aghast, avast, blast, cast, caste, contrast, fast, last, mast, past, repast, vast
*bastard, caster, castor, dastard, disaster, ghastly, master, nasty, pasteurize, pastime, pastor, pastoral, pasture, plaster
*castle, fasten, raspberry
==CLOTH words==
==CLOTH words==
*boff, coif, cough, doff, off, quaff, scoff, toff, trough, often
*cough, doff, off, scoff, toff, trough, often
*croft, loft, oft, soft, toft, waft
*croft, loft, oft, soft, toft
*coffer, offer, proffer
*office, coffee, toffee  
*office, coffee, toffee  
*across, boss, cross, doss, dross, emboss, floss, fosse, gloss, hoss, lacrosse, loss, moss, Ross, sauce, toss
*across, boss, cross, doss, dross, emboss, floss, fosse, gloss, hoss, lacrosse, loss, moss, Ross, toss
*Boston, foster, cost, frost, lost
*Boston, foster, cost, frost, lost
*broth, cloth, froth, moth, sloth, wroth
*broth, cloth, froth, moth, sloth, wroth
*along, belong, long, oblong, song, strong, thong, throng, tong, wrong
*along, belong, long, oblong, song, strong, thong, throng, tong, wrong
*dog
*dog
*on
*on and words with it: e.g. onward(s), onto, upon, thereon, whereon, hereon

Latest revision as of 01:03, 10 May 2023

The following is the pronunciation standard I aspire to; it is somewhat Philadelphian but also has other influences.

Consonants
IPA examples
b buy, cab, abbot
ç~ɦ hue, human, huge
d dye, cad, do, due, added, drink
ð thy, breathe, father
d͡ʒ giant, badge, jam
f fan, café, physics, laugh
ɡ guy, bag, yoghurt
h high, hot, who
ɦ~h ahead, behind
j yes, yacht
k; kʰ sky, crack, charisma; can, quite
ɫ lamp, sly, gal, alligator, feel, call
m my, smile, cam, slammed
ɱ symphony, circumvent
n nigh, snide, can, banned
ŋ sang, thank, sinking, running
θ thigh, maths, atheist
p; pʰ spy, cap, tapping; pin, pony, rapport
ɹ rye, try, very
s sigh, mass
ʃ shy, cash, emotion
t; tʰ sty, cat, time, ton, tune
ɾ patty, mighty
t͡ʃ; t͡ʃʰ catch, Portugal; China
v vie, have
w why, wine, question
x loch, jalapeño
z zoo, has, realise
ʒ equation, pleasure, vision, beige
ʔ uh-oh, kitten
Vowels
IPA lax IPA tense
æ~a trap, pad, marry, linearity, animal, damage, dynamic, passive, taffy, pathos eə̯ ant, camp, family, half, craft, pass, last, bath (see below)
ɛ dress, bed, fell, error, merry, again
ɪ kill, lid, bin, system i seed, receive, achieve, encyclopedia, fetus, Jesus, happy
ɑ~ɒ palm, father, pasta, dot, orange oə~ʊə thought, dawn, fall, pole, off, loss, cost, cloth, dog, long, on (see CLOTH words below)
ʊ good, woman, fool, pull ʉ; jʉ food, chew, do, through; cute, queue, you, neutral
ɤ~ʌ~ə mud, young, hurry, turret, current, cull, gullet
ə comma, assume
IPA Diphthongs and rhotic vowels
ɑj ride, pile, I, dye, buy ʌj spider, tight, type
ɑɚ car, yard
æw cow, loud, bough
ɛj say, rays, vague ɪj name, pain, weight, raise, flea
care, fairy, authoritarian
beer, fear, serious, fierce, beard, here
oj~ʊj choice, toy, coin
əw bone, go, goat, blow
oɚ~ʊɚ north, core, poor
joɚ cure, pure
ɚ fur, letter
Syllabic consonants
ɫ̩~əɫ awful, waffle, offal, squabble
m̩~əm rhythm, atom
n̩~ən button, even, Britain, often

Additional tense-A words

  • /æ/ before /m n f s θ/ in closed syllables, except am, and, can (verb), began, ran, swam, in words that are not abbreviations of words with lax /æ/
    • e.g. answer, ant, can't, trample, example, half, mass, past, bath
  • calve, halve
  • castle, fasten, raspberry
  • glad, mad

CLOTH words

  • cough, doff, off, scoff, toff, trough, often
  • croft, loft, oft, soft, toft
  • coffer, offer, proffer
  • office, coffee, toffee
  • across, boss, cross, doss, dross, emboss, floss, fosse, gloss, hoss, lacrosse, loss, moss, Ross, toss
  • Boston, foster, cost, frost, lost
  • broth, cloth, froth, moth, sloth, wroth
  • along, belong, long, oblong, song, strong, thong, throng, tong, wrong
  • dog
  • on and words with it: e.g. onward(s), onto, upon, thereon, whereon, hereon