English Pronunciation for Icelanders

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3 Turn to starboard, Parker!
t±±±n t0 st±±±±b0d p±±±±k0
4 My star sets early; your star always rises later.
mai st±±±± s±±t±± ±±±l^ j±±± st±±±± Olweiz ±±±±ziz l±±±t0
In 5 - 6, show if r is unvoiced (r6):
5 Try screwing the straight rod crosswise
t±±±±± sk±±Ui~ ð0 st±±±±±
±±±±d k±±±±sw±±±±±
6 Prince, I regret my recent crimes, most extremely
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p±±ins ai rig±±±± mai ±±±s0nt k±±±m±± m±±st ikst±±±ml^
2.6 Glides: j, w
(On the tape w and j are called "semivowels")
6.2.1 j and w are sometimes called semi-vowels, because they are
like very short varieties of I and U. Like l and r they undergo
devoicing after p, t, and k in stressed syllables, but not (or
not so much) after sp, st or sk. Try these:
yew jU white wait
pew pj&U
tune tj&Un twine tw6ain
queue kj&U quite kw6ait
but 8 stew stjU square skwe0
skew skjU
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2.6.2 Affrication of tj, dj
In RP tj and dj often become affricated to T and D. You might
hear:
TUzd^ for tjUzd^ Tuesday
ai hævNt finiSTet for finiSt jet I haven't finished yet
h^z DU 0t siks for h^z djU 0t siks He's due at six
D¨ laik it for djU laik it d'you like it
D¨ laik it for didj¨ laik it did you like it
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2.6.3 Bilabial approximant
w is problematic for Icelanders. Be careful not to confuse it
with v. English v is a labiodental fricative, not a soft
approximant like Icelandic v; but w is a bilabial approximant
with secondary velar articulation: this means that while the lips