Re: USAGE: S. Australian (was: Re: Gz^rod|in)

Vasiliy Chernov wrote:

> _part_, _father_, _grant_, _half_, _palm_, _ask_ (same phoneme in all,
> just as in RP)
> - strongly backed, tends to become labialized;
Not so.  Australian speech is notable for the use of a low central
vowel in these words, IPA [a:].   In addition, the vowel of "cup"
is the same but shorter, IPA [a].  This is reflected by Adrian's use
of double and single lambda respectively.  I believe there are no low back
vowels at all in Australian English.

> _bait_, _boat_
> - become [VI] (or even [aI]) and [VU] (or even [aU]);
[aI], [aU].

> The word-final unstressed vowel in _lucky_, _easy_, _carry_, etc.
> is identified with 'ee' rather than 'ih'.
This is almost always true in modern RP as well.

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