English Pronunciation for Icelanders

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fill fi∑ bald bO∑d milk mi∑k
spell spe∑ balled bO∑d jolt D0u∑t
boil bØi∑ bills bi∑z filthy fi∑þ^
mail mei∑ killed ki∑d belt be∑t
mile mai∑ bulge bÆ∑D belch be∑T
girl gE∑ loyal lØi0∑ parallel pær0le∑
It is easy for Icelandic speakers to forget about dark ∑. This is
because when no vowel follows, English has dark ∑, but Icelandic
uses a light, often unvoived l6 in these positions.
So be careful ...
don't say 8 feil6 say 8 fei∑
bØil6
bØi∑
mil6k
mi∑k
bel6t
be∑t
hel6p
he∑p
2 25 NB on the tape this exercise is called "2-F"
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TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 23: sentences with l
This is the first time you will be asked to include allophonic
information in your transcription. Instead of simply writing the
phoneme l in the following sentences, show whether it is a light
l, a dark ∑, or an unvoiced l6.
1 You're looking delighfully well, Ptolomey!
jO 1±±±±k±±±±± di1±±±±±tf0±±±^ 1w±±±± 1to±±±0m^
2 Please deliver the girls by lunch, Melissa
1p±±I±±± di1±±±±±±± ð0 1g±±±±±±± bai 1±±±±±±nT m01±±±is0
3 Furl the sails carefully, Caroline
1f±±±± ð0 1s±±±±± 1ke0f0±±±± 1kær0±±±±±±
4 Padlock the lodge when you leave, Clive.
1p±±d±±±k ð0 1±±o±±± w±±±± jU 1±±±I±±± 1k±±±±±±
5 Real climactic levels are flowing downhill, clearly
1rI±± k±±±1mæktik 1±±ev0±±z 0 1f±±±0ui~ 1daun1hi±± 1±±±i0±±±
6 Red leather, yellow leather.
1red 1±±eð0 1je±±0u 1±±eð0
(Now try saying this last sentence aloud ten times, quickly.)