By Vowels, Allophones

Thanks Kooyeen for sharing your frustration you have gone through. Basically, I understand the limitation of "broad transcription", i.e. a set of simplified symbols instead of the complete set of IPA. They are easier to read and generally won't cause any problems for native...

Hi Cool Breeze, How's is pronounced . Traditionally, the RP pronunciation has been /haʊsIz/, although I suppose some speakers equate the vowel sound with that of 'beat' (half-long) these days.

Recently, because of my job requirements, I have to write some diplomatical letters to my business partners. For example, invitations, applogy for meeting postpone and so on. Sometime I confuse if I wrote perlite enough or If English speakers do use such sentences as I used to use in those...

I don't think it's called intonation. It's allophonic vowel length: vowel phonemes are realized as longer vowel allophones before voiced consonant phonemes in the coda of a syllable. This is found in all dialects of American English. Some American dialects have some phonemic vowel distinctions...

Kooyeen, I thought I remembered that when you took the American dialect test, you came out as a Westerner. You also said that you are normally cot . I've noticed that overall, it is a feature in my accent that almost no one comments on.

>> whereas the General American pronunciation is /I'moudiKa:n/. d = flapped /t/<< Interesting. I would say it with a are allophones of the same vowel, and would not affect the meaning, so since you are using / / notation, you can't mark in the vowel length.

For me, both the open-mid back rounded vowel and the open back unrounded vowel are allophones of the same vowel.

I'm not quite sure I understand your symbols. For one thing, North American English doesn't really distinguish vowel length, vowel phonemes are realized as long vowel allophones before voiced consonant phonemes in the coda of a syllable. Secondly, is the open front unrounded vowel

In my opinion, foreign students are taught the pronunciation of words according to the their first entry in the Pronunciation Dictionary (John Wells' Pronunciation Dictionary or Daniel Johns' English Pronouncing Dictionary - these two hold a good reputation in the field). I believe that the first...

The chart shows the "unmarked" usage of allophones of /t/. The "marked" form is the aspirated . It can be used anywhere for emphasis. Symbols listed down the leftmost column are sounds that precede t. Symbols listed across the top row are the sounds that follow t. Symbols within the...