English Pronunciation for Icelanders
English Pronunciation for Icelanders
English Pronunciation for Icelanders
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This so-called 'intrusive r' is thus a regular phonological rule<br />
in RP and most other non-rhotic accents of <strong>English</strong>, although most<br />
people consider it somehow 'inferior'. Usually, however, they<br />
don't notice when it occurs.<br />
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2.5.4 Unvoiced r following p t or k<br />
r also has an unvoiced variety, which like unvoiced l6 occurs after<br />
p ,t and k:<br />
pry pr6ai try tr6ai cry kr6ai<br />
approach 01pr60uT intrigue in1tr6Ig increase i~1kr6Is<br />
- but r is not unvoiced (or only slightly unvoiced) following sp,<br />
st, sk:<br />
spry sprai stray strei scream skrIm<br />
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2.5.5 Affrication of tr and dr<br />
The initial sounds in Icelandic trú and draum are different from<br />
<strong>English</strong> true and dream. We say that tr and dr are affricated in<br />
<strong>English</strong>, rather like T and D. Practice making these different<br />
sounds:<br />
ICE: trú ENG: true<br />
treina<br />
train<br />
trappa<br />
trap<br />
draumur<br />
dream<br />
draga<br />
drama<br />
drekka<br />
drink<br />
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TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 24: sentences with r<br />
1 The ragged rascal ran around the rugged rocks<br />
ð0 ±±±±gid ±±±±sk¬ ±±±±n 0±±±±±nd ð0 ±±±±gid ±±±ks<br />
(Note: the -ed endings in ragged and rugged do not follow the<br />
rules <strong>for</strong> -ed endings that we have learnt; these words group<br />
with adjectives such as naked neikid and beloved bilÆvid.)<br />
2 Marjory's nice, but I'm going to marry merry Mary<br />
m±±±±D0riz n±±±± b0t aim g±±±±~ t0 m±±±±^ m±±±±^ m±±±±^<br />
(Note: some American accents will have the same vowels in all the last<br />
three words)