Describing Varieties - Wells Flashcards
1
Q
Lexical Sets
A
a way of identifying which vowel is used in a dialect
2
Q
KIT
A
/ɪ/ - ship, rib, dim
3
Q
DRESS
A
/e/ - step, ebb, hem
4
Q
TRAP
A
/a/ - bad, cab. ham
5
Q
LOT
A
/ɒ/ - stop, odd, Tom
6
Q
STRUT
A
/ʌ/ - cup, rub, hum
7
Q
FOOT
A
/ʊ/ - bush, look, good
8
Q
BATH
A
/ɑː/ - staff, clasp, dance
9
Q
CLOTH
A
/ɒ/ - cough, long, gone
10
Q
NURSE
A
/ɜː/ - curb, turn, work
11
Q
FLEECE
A
/iː/ - reap, sheep, seize
12
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FACE
A
/eɪ/ - late, babe, name
13
Q
PALM
A
/ɑː/ - bra, blah
14
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THOUGHT
A
/ɔː/ - hawk, broad
15
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GOAT
A
/əʊ/ - soap, robe, home
