As I know, in modern English the vowel is no more pronounced as open-mid back unrounded. Now in most dialects it's a central vowel or . Though in dictionaries and textbooks it's still described as back. Why does such a contradiction exist?

<Where are the books that teach spoken English ? I'm a go there? What a ya doin? Ah'll see ya domorrow. > They're on there way: English Pronunciation in Use Intermediate I doubt that's really comprehensive. I think I once took a look at that

Good day! Hi there! i just would like to know if Lingustics can be used as a tool for everyday's conversations, public speaking and many more; how does it benefit us and what are its effects to us. Thankyou. I just would like to sahre

I remember at school there was a combined volume of "Billy Liar" and "The Loneliness of The Long Distance Runner" ubiquitous to the "English Rooms". I thought the latter to be the better story, better written; but

Hi, the American Pronunciation you found is ok, and Merriam-Webster is the best (in my opinion) to check American pronunciations. The thing is you have to learn how to read phonetic transcriptions in the dictionaries you use, because often every

CalifJim wrote: Rhyming friend to stand sounds peculiar to me, and somewhat Texan, perhaps. It's definitely not standard. Thanks. Well, I'm not an expert on accents... but did you listen to the audio clip? Would you say pronouncing "again"

CalifJim wrote: ...... Is that what you meant? ...... Yes, that's exactly what I meant. And your confirmation and explanation are very helpful. Thanks a million, as usual! Kooyeen wrote: Are you asking why some words

Ok this is my task, but i wana from u to organise and paraphrase it, please?? Really i will not forget ur help thanks alo0o0o0ot Historical linguistic: History and Development Modern historical linguistics dates from the late 18th

Well, for one thing, the process that changes "nuclear" to /nuk@lr=/ is that same one that changed "brid" to "bird", so with that logic, it is a mispronunciation say "bird", because the "correct" pronunciation is "brid". Remeber, phonetics