English Pronunciation for Icelanders

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2.4.4 Syllabic ¬
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We also use another symbol, ¬, for the sound in bottle bot¬,
final fain¬. This is syllabic l, which like N is similar to 0
and l run together. ¬ is dark if no vowel follows (the final
count ð0 fain¬- kaunt) but light before a vowel (the final
answer ð0 fain¬ Ans0).
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TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 23 continued
NB on tape this is called "2-F continued"
7 Unstable material melt-down calls for fallout alarms
1Æn1stei±± m01tier^0±± 1me±±daun 1k±±±± f0 1f±±±aut 01±±±±±
8 The trouble with little owls is their wobbly legs
ð0 1trƱ±± wið 1li±±±± 1au±±± iz ðe0 1wob±±±± ±±eg±±
9 Middle-class table manners rankle us, uncle
1mid±±± k±±As 1teib±±± 1mæn±±± 1ræ±±±± 0s 1Ʊ±±±±±
2.5 Postalveolar approximant: r
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2.5.1 Prevocalic r
Like light l, r only occurs in RP if a vowel follows.
rock rok marry mær^ stare at ste0ræt
risk risk Harold hær0∑d hanger-on hæ~0ron
Where no vowel follows (in pronunciation), there is no r: we say
that in RP there is no non-prevocalic r. In other words, the r-
equivalent of dark ∑ is zero:
car kA cart kAt scored skOd
core kO court kOt tired tai0d
pear pe0 perk pEk collar kol0
stir stE shirt SEt martyr mAt0
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2.5.2 Rhotic and non-rhotic accents
Most accents of American English do not have a "silent r" - in
other words, in American English r can occur if no vowel follows.
Americans might say: