English Pronunciation for Icelanders
English Pronunciation for Icelanders
English Pronunciation for Icelanders
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11<br />
1.3 DIPHTHONGS<br />
1 9<br />
(diph-thongs, 1difþo~z) Diphthongs are tense vowels.<br />
It's useful to distinguish between 3 types of diphthongs in<br />
RP: closing to i, closing to u, and centring.<br />
a) closing to i<br />
Listen and repeat:<br />
Keywords<br />
may made main mate ei FACE<br />
sigh side sign sight ai PRICE<br />
b) closing to u<br />
c) centring<br />
toy annoy loin boys Øi CHOICE<br />
now loud gown shout au MOUTH<br />
go show road stone boat 0u<br />
here beard weird fierce i0<br />
there rare shared hairs e0<br />
GOAT<br />
NEAR<br />
SQUARE<br />
1 10<br />
TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 6<br />
moor poor cure u0 CURE<br />
Say the word, say the vowel, write the vowel.<br />
¦<br />
buy bow queer<br />
day bow bare<br />
high toe beer<br />
made bound bear<br />
ride croak idea<br />
join lout air<br />
ache row cairn<br />
light row fears<br />
date foil fairs<br />
Check your answers in the KEY on p. 49.
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