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