English Pronunciation for Icelanders
English Pronunciation for Icelanders
English Pronunciation for Icelanders
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1.5.3 i as a weak vowel<br />
1 19<br />
i occurs as a strong vowel in stressed syllables:<br />
bigger 1big0 insect 1insekt ritual 1riT¨0l women 1wimin<br />
- but it also often occurs as a weak vowel in unstressed<br />
syllables. Spellings of weak i include: ‘i’, ‘e’, ‘a’.<br />
because decide repeat increase illegal improve excuse except<br />
bi1koz di1said ri1pIt i~1krIs i1lIg¬ im1prUv ik1skjUs ik1sept<br />
goodness massive crisis horrid stupid sausage village<br />
1gudnis 1mæsiv 1kraisis 1horid 1stjUpid 1sosiD 1viliD<br />
riches horses wanted added<br />
1riTiz 1hOsiz 1wontid 1ædid<br />
17\41<br />
Sometimes unstressed 0 and i are in contrast:<br />
Sometimes the symbol<br />
accept - except<br />
affect - effect<br />
0k1sept ik1sept 01fekt i1fekt<br />
Lenin - Lennon<br />
chatted - chattered<br />
1lenin 1len0n 1Tætid 1Tæt0d 2<br />
is used in dictionaries to show that<br />
the word can be pronounced with i or 0: incredible in1kred b¬,<br />
reality r^1æl t^.<br />
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TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 10: weak i<br />
¦<br />
Fill in the gaps in the following.<br />
1 The quickest villagers improved their excuses<br />
ð±±±<br />
1kw±±±k±±±st 1v±±±l±±±D0z ±±±mpr1Uvd ðe0r<br />
±±±k1skj±±±s±±±z<br />
2 Return be<strong>for</strong>e the women’s departure<br />
r±±±1t±±±n b±±±1f±±± ð±±± 1w±±±m±±±nz d±±±1p±±±T0<br />
2 In some rhotic American accents (i.e. accents which sound the r - see<br />
2.5.2) these two words have the same vowel, but are distinguished by the r<br />
- Tæt0d, Tæt0rd