accent and dialect - case studies

Question 1

Norwich

Answer 1

• in words such as city the final sound is pronounced /i:/
• in words such as dance and bath the vowel sound is /a:/
• [ʊ] and /ʌ/ sounds are both present and distinguish between words like ‘put’ and ‘putt’
• in words such as room the vowel sound is /ʊ/ rather than /u:/

Question 2

liverpool

Answer 2

• in words such as city the final sound is pronounces /i:/
• in words such as dance and bath the vowel sound is /æ/
• there is no distinction between words like put and putt - both are pronounced /pʊt/ as there is no /ʌ/ vowel
• there is no contrast between pairs of words like ‘fair’ and ‘fir’ which are usually pronounced with the vowel sound /eə/

Question 3

west midlands

Answer 3

• in words such such as city the final sound is pronounced /i:/ although sometime a diphthong is used such as /eɪ/
• in words such as dance and bath the vowel sound is /æ/
• there is no distinction between words like put and putt - both are pronounced /pʊt/
• one and won are distinguished as /wɒn/ and /wʊn/

Question 4

bradford

Answer 4

• in words such as city the final sound is pronounced /ɪ/
• in words such as dance and bath the vowel sound is /æ/
• there is no distinction between words like put and putt - both are pronounced /pʊt/
• words such as make and take are pronounced /mek/ and /tek/