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Some con-accents of English. | Some con-accents of English. | ||
==Californian RP== | |||
==RhoTA (Rhotic Transatlantic)== | ==RhoTA (Rhotic Transatlantic)== | ||
VOWELS: | VOWELS: | ||
KIT, DRESS as in GenAm/Modern RP. | KIT, DRESS as in GenAm/Modern RP. | ||
TRAP as in GenAm, but no tensing or raising before nasals. | TRAP, BATH as in GenAm, but no tensing or raising before nasals. | ||
PALM as in GenAm. | |||
FOOT as in GenAm but slightly fronted. | FOOT as in GenAm but slightly fronted. | ||
STRUT, LOT, CLOTH as in modern RP. | STRUT, LOT, CLOTH as in modern RP. | ||
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OTHER NOTES: | OTHER NOTES: | ||
Loanwords with /a/ follow American English. Hence pasta = /pɑ:stə/, banana = /bənænə/, etc. | |||
/l/ is always dark but never vocalized. | /l/ is always dark but never vocalized. | ||
Intervocalic /t/ may be pronounced [t] or be flapped [ɾ]. | Intervocalic /t/ may be pronounced [t] or be flapped [ɾ]. | ||
Do not use glottal stops unless GenAm would do so. | Do not use glottal stops unless GenAm would do so. | ||
Tense and lax vowels are distinguished by length, as in RP. | Tense and lax vowels are distinguished by length, as in RP. | ||
water is pronounced /wɔ:tər/. | |||
Revision as of 03:50, 3 October 2018
Some con-accents of English.
Californian RP
RhoTA (Rhotic Transatlantic)
VOWELS: KIT, DRESS as in GenAm/Modern RP. TRAP, BATH as in GenAm, but no tensing or raising before nasals. PALM as in GenAm. FOOT as in GenAm but slightly fronted. STRUT, LOT, CLOTH as in modern RP. THOUGHT as in Modern RP. FLEECE, FACE, GOOSE, CHOICE as in Modern RP. PRICE as in GenAm, with no Canadian raising. MOUTH as GenAm. GOAT as in RP. Do not front the offglide. NEAR, NORTH, FORCE, POOR, CURE as in Philadelphia. SQUARE, NURSE, START as in GenAm. LETTER, COMMA, HAPPY as in GenAm.
MERGERS: orange as in RP. No Mary-merry-marry merger. No mirror-nearer merger. No hurry-furry merger. No cot-caught merger. Horse-hoarse merger. All 3 of fall, full, fool are distinct. Foal is pronounced as in Modern RP. LOT-CLOTH merger. wine-whine distinction optional.
OTHER NOTES: Loanwords with /a/ follow American English. Hence pasta = /pɑ:stə/, banana = /bənænə/, etc. /l/ is always dark but never vocalized. Intervocalic /t/ may be pronounced [t] or be flapped [ɾ]. Do not use glottal stops unless GenAm would do so. Tense and lax vowels are distinguished by length, as in RP. water is pronounced /wɔ:tər/.