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![Phonetic differences The vowel of pot is unrounded [ɑ] in NAmEng, rounded [ɒ] in RP. The vowel /ɔ/ of paw in USEng tends to be shorter, more open and less rounded than the equivalent vowel /ɔː/ in RP Very front realizations of /ou/ such as RP [əʊ] are not found in most variaties of NAmEng.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/thepronunciationofnorthamericanenglish-101208192942-phpapp02/75/The-pronunciation-of-north-american-english-7-2048.jpg)
![North American English consonants ʔ d̯ Glottal stop is found as an allophone of /t/ maily before /n/ Button [bəʔn] and before /l/: bottle [bɑʔl] The RP differentiation of /l/: [l] vs [ɫ] is not so strong in NAmEng. In most variaties, /l/ is fairly dark in all positions. Intervocalic /t/ is normally a vocalic flap [d̯ ], not unlike the flapped /r/ of ScotEng: ladder [læ. d̯ ɹ̝]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/thepronunciationofnorthamericanenglish-101208192942-phpapp02/75/The-pronunciation-of-north-american-english-8-2048.jpg)
![1. lower Southern accents are non-rhotic, many of them are so non-rhotic, that they lack linking and intrusive /r/ 2. the vowels /e/ /ɪ/ /æ/ often take a [ə] offglide in many stressed monosyllables. Bed [bejəd] 3. the vowel /ai/ is often a monothong of the type [a:], as in high [ha:]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/thepronunciationofnorthamericanenglish-101208192942-phpapp02/75/The-pronunciation-of-north-american-english-10-2048.jpg)
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The pronunciation of north american english
This document summarizes some of the key phonological and phonetic differences between Received Pronunciation (RP) English and North American English (NAmEng). It notes that NAmEng has merged some vowel sounds that are distinct in RP, such as /ɒ/ and /ɑː/. It also discusses features of NAmEng such as rhoticity, consonant changes like vocalization of intervocalic /t/ to [d̯], and regional variations within the United States.
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- 2. NAnEng vowels Phonological differences from RP Phonetic differences from RP
- 3. Phonological differences Rpvowels NAmEng /ɒ/ /ɑ/ /æ/ / æ/ /ɑː/
- 4. Easy to identifycorrepondences Words spelled with a: RP NAmEng Cat Bad / æ/ /æ/ Man words spelled with o RP NAmEng Pot Top / ɒ/ /ɑ/ Nod
- 5. RP distinction NAmEng /ɒ/ - /ɑː/ /ɑ/ Bomb - Balm Bomb Balm Father Bother Calm
- 6. Rhoticity RP NAmEng Gnaw /nɔː/ /nɔː/ Nor /nɔːr/ Cod /kɒd/ /kɑd/ Card /kɑːd/ /kɑrd/
- 7. Phonetic differences Thevowel of pot is unrounded [ɑ] in NAmEng, rounded [ɒ] in RP. The vowel /ɔ/ of paw in USEng tends to be shorter, more open and less rounded than the equivalent vowel /ɔː/ in RP Very front realizations of /ou/ such as RP [əʊ] are not found in most variaties of NAmEng.
- 8. North American Englishconsonants ʔ d̯ Glottal stop is found as an allophone of /t/ maily before /n/ Button [bəʔn] and before /l/: bottle [bɑʔl] The RP differentiation of /l/: [l] vs [ɫ] is not so strong in NAmEng. In most variaties, /l/ is fairly dark in all positions. Intervocalic /t/ is normally a vocalic flap [d̯ ], not unlike the flapped /r/ of ScotEng: ladder [læ. d̯ ɹ̝]
- 9. Regional variation inUnited States English Lower south: Eastern of Virginia, eastern North Carolina, eastern South Carolina, northern Florida, southern Alabama, Mississippi, Lousianaand south-eastern Texas.
- 10. 1. lower Southernaccents are non-rhotic, many of them are so non-rhotic, that they lack linking and intrusive /r/ 2. the vowels /e/ /ɪ/ /æ/ often take a [ə] offglide in many stressed monosyllables. Bed [bejəd] 3. the vowel /ai/ is often a monothong of the type [a:], as in high [ha:]
- 11. 4. the /ei/and /ou/ diphtongs tend to havefirst elements rather more open than elsewhere in North America. 5. The vowel /e/ /ɪ/ are not distinct before a nasal consonant, so that words such as pin and pen are identical. 6. The verb forms isn’t, wasn’t are often pronounced with /d/rather than /z/: idnt – idn/.
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