English accents 14. American English (cont.). Wells, 2000: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.

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English accents 14. American English (cont.)

Transcript of English accents 14. American English (cont.). Wells, 2000: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary.

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English accents

14. American English (cont.)

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t voicing

atom Adamˈætəm ˈædəmˈædəm

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That's great!greatera great ideaa great manyI feel great this morningthe Great Lakesgreatness

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nt reduction

countycountercount itcount themcount upcountless

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intervocalic l

valley

selling

silly

hollow

salad

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syllabic n

Clinton sentencemountain

dental continental

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strong vowel in -ary, -ery, -ory, -ony

momentary cemeterycategoryceremony

BrE:

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weak vowel in -ile

missile agile docile tactile

BrE:

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penultimate stress for disyllabic verbs in -ate

vibrate locate pulsate

BrE:

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AmE-BrE lexicophonetic differences

tomato

clerk

herb