blbllb Flashcards
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London
4
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London English (Cockney)
1. T-glottalling
Intervocalic /t/ → [ʔ] alveolar plosive → glottal stop
- TH fronting
/θ, ð/ → [f, v] - L-vocalisation
non-prevocalic /l/ → [ʊ]
alveolar lateral → close-mid back vowel - H-dropping
/h/ dropped in lexical words
2
Q
Northeren
2
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- /l/ is typically dark (velarised) in all positions
- Final -ng is pronounced [ŋɡ]
e.g. sing, tongue, nothing
3
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Scottish English
2
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Scottish English
1. Rhotic (/r/: approximant, tap or trill)
2. /l/ is dark (velarised) in all contexts
4
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Irish English
4
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- Rhotic
- /l/ is typically clear in all contexts
- T-opening (t-frication)
incomplete closure of /t/ finally and intervocalically - TH-stopping
/θ/, /ð/ → dental or alveolar plosives [t], [d]
5
Q
The South
1
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- Variably rhotic (traditionally non-rhotic
6
Q
New York City
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- Variably rhotic. Broad/lower class NYC English is typically non-rhotic.
7
Q
African American Vernacular English (AAVE)
3
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- TH fronting or stopping
/θ, ð/ → /f, v/ or /t, d/
brother /brəvə/, nothing /nətn/, with them /wɪdəm/ - Vocalisation of non-prevocalic /l/
/l/ → [ə] mid central vowel feel [fiːə] - Consonant cluster reduction (deletion of one or more consonants)
8
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Australia
2
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- /l/ is dark (velarised) in all contexts
- Intervocalic /t/ is realised as a voiced tap
9
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South Africa 2
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- Non-rhotic
/r/ can be approximant, tap or trill - /p, t, k/ are typically unaspirated (no puff of air accompanying the release)
10
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THE CARIBBEAN
5
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- Variably rhotic
- /l/ is clear in all contexts
- TH-stopping: plosives /t, d/ instead of dental fricatives /θ, ð/
- H-dropping
- Consonant cluster reduction (deletion of one or more consonants)