Re: CHAT: IPA Question

On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 09:26:47PM -0800, Joseph Fatula wrote:
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> /i/  greet
> /I/  bid
> /}/  root
I'm confused... which vowel is this?? In *my* English idiolect, the vowel
here would be [u], same as in "lute" or "good".

> /u/  lute
> /U/  book
> /ei/  crate, often reducing to /e/  gr'ea'test
> /8/  road
Hmm. My idiolect has [oU] in "road". I was under the impression [8]
doesn't exist in English?

> /ou/  phone
OK, to me, [oU] and [ou] are homophonous.

> /@/  run
I have [V] here.

> /E/  bed
I personally fluctuate between [E], [{], and [e] here. It's so short it's
hard to tell which it is. :-) (Or it could be that I'm just totally
confused w.r.t. IPA vowels.)

> /O/  saw
To me, [O] and [A] are homophonous.

> /{/  bad
> /{u/  cloud
Hmm. I have [au] for "cloud".

> /{U_G/  cow
I also have [au] here.

> /a/  f'a'ther
> /A/  pond
Same as [O] to me.

> /r\/  bitt'ero'
Is that the same as [r=]?

> /L\/  litt'le'
Is that the same as [l=]?

> /n/  mitt'en'
I notice local Canadians say [n=], but by habit I say [mit@n].

> I'm sure you'll have some differences in your own speech, though I'm really
> not sure where, as I'm no expert on the dialects and regional pronunciations
> of English.  But this is my best guess at how I say things.  What I do know
> is that it's definitely not Californish.
Where is the geographical area of your idiolect? It seems rather close to
mine, yet has some striking differences. (At least, it's easier to
understand than Texan vowels. :-P)


T

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