--- Javier BF <uaxuctum@...> wrote: >
> RP ENGLISH VOWELS:
PLUS ( South East )LONDON PRONUNCIATION . . .
>
> a) Unstressed
>
> /I/ evenIng /i/
> /@/ Alike /@/
> /U/ tO do /@/
>
> [/(@)l/ bottLE] /(@)L/ OR /Uw/
> [/(@)m/ bottOM] /(@)m/
> [/(@)n/ lengthEN] /(@)n/
>
WHAT ABOUT /(@)N/ ?
>
> b) Stressed
>
> -Monophthongs
>
> (long/tense)
>
> /i:/ bEAt /Ii/
> /3:/ bIRd /3:/
> /A:/ bARt /A:/
> /O:/ bOARd /O:/
> /u:/ bOOt /}u/
>
> (short/lax)
>
> /I/ pIt /I/
> /e/ pEt /E/
> /&/ pAt /&/
> /A/ pOt /Q/ ( which is RP as well, /A/ is american )
> /V/ pUtt /V/
> /U/ pUt /U/
>
> -Diphthongs
>
> (I-final)
>
> /eI/ bay /EI/ or /&I/
> /aI/ by /AI/ or /A:/
> /OI/ boy /OI/
>
> (@-final)
>
> /I@/ pEER /I:/
> /E@/ pEAR /E:/
> /U@/ pOOR /O:/
>
> (U-final)
>
> /@U/ nO /@U/ or /VU/
> /AU/ nOW /&U/ or /&:/
>
> -Triphthongs
>
> /aI@/ fIRE /A:@/
> /AU@/ OUR /&:@/
>
bn
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