Kristian Jensen wrote:
> "two" /tu/ [t_h_wu] - the raised _w shows lip rounding. Note
> that in this example, aspiration (_h) also occurs so that /t/ in
> this position is both rounded and aspirated.
Does [_w] occur before [u] in all cases in English?
> "eighth" /eitT/ [eIt_dT] - the subscript _d marks dental sounds.
> Here in anticipation for the dental fricative [T], the tongue makes
> contact with the upper front teeth rather than the alveolar ridge.
I still don't understand the difference between [e] and [ei].
> "sit" /sit/ [sI?t] - the symbol [?] marks pre-glottalisation. In
> some dialects, the word ends in a glottal stop with no [t] element
> at all.
Interesting. I never knew there was such a thing.