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− | ! Keyword !! ME !! GAmE !! JNWE !! RP !! AusE !! VAusE !! NZE | + | ! Keyword !! ME !! GAmE !! JNWE !! ABrE !! RP !! AusE !! VAusE !! NZE |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Short | ! colspan="8" | Short | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | KIT || ɪ || ɪ || ɪ || ɪ || i || i || ə | + | | KIT || ɪ || ɪ || ɪ || ɪ || ɪ || i || i || ə |
|- | |- | ||
− | | DRESS || ɛ || ɛ || ɛ || e̞ || e || e || e̝ | + | | DRESS || ɛ || ɛ || ɛ || ɛ || e̞ || e || e || e̝ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | LOT || ɔ || ɑ || ɑ || ɒ || ɔ || ɔ || ɔ | + | | LOT || ɔ || ɑ || ɑ || ɑ || ɒ || ɔ || ɔ || ɔ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | CLOTH || ɔ || ɒ || ɒ || ɒ || ɔ || ɔ || ɔ | + | | CLOTH || ɔ || ɒ || ɑ || ɒ || ɒ || ɔ || ɔ || ɔ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | STRUT || ʊ || ʌ̈ || ʌ̈ || ɐ || ä || ä || ä | + | | STRUT || ʊ || ʌ̈ || ʌ̈ || ʌ̈ || ɐ || ä || ä || ä |
|- | |- | ||
− | | FOOT || ʊ || ʊ || ʊ || ʊ || u || u || u | + | | FOOT || ʊ || ʊ || ʊ || ʊ || ʊ || u || u || u |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Short a | ! colspan="8" | Short a | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | TRAP || a || æ || æ || a || æ || æ || ɛ | + | | TRAP || a || æ || æ || æ || a || æ || æ || ɛ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | SANG || a || || | + | | SANG || a || || æɪ̯ || e(ɪ̯/ː) |
|- | |- | ||
− | | SAG || a || || | + | | SAG || a || || æɪ̯ || æ(ː) |
|- | |- | ||
− | | BAD || a || æ || æ || a(ː) || æː || æː || ɛ | + | | BAD || a || æ || æ || æ || a(ː) || æː || æː || ɛ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | TAN/PAM || a || || Æ | + | | TAN/PAM || a || || Æ || Æ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | DANCE || a || æ || Æ | + | | DANCE || a || æ || Æ || Æ || ɑː || æː || æː || äː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | CAN'T || a || æ || Æ || ɑː || äː || äː || äː | + | | CAN'T || a || æ || Æ || Æ || ɑː || äː || äː || äː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | BATH || a || æ || æ || ɑː || äː || äː || äː | + | | BATH || a || æ || æ || æ || ɑː || äː || äː || äː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | PALM || al || ɑ || ɑ || ɑː || äː || äː || äː | + | | PALM || al || ɑ || ɑ || ɒ || ɑː || äː || äː || äː |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Short pre-r | ! colspan="8" | Short pre-r | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | START || ar || ɑɹ || | + | | START || ar || ɑɹ || ɒɹ̯ || ɑɹ̯ || ɑː || äː || äː || äː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | NORTH || ɔr || ɔɹ || | + | | NORTH || ɔr || ɔɹ || ɔɹ̯ || ɔː || oː || oː || oː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | NURSE || ʊr || ɝ || ɹ̩ || ɜː || øː || øː || øː | + | | NURSE || ʊr || ɝ || ɹ̩ || ɹ̩ || ɜː || øː || øː || øː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | FIR || ɪr || ɝ || ɹ̩ || ɜː || øː || øː || øː | + | | FIR || ɪr || ɝ || ɹ̩ || ɹ̩ || ɜː || øː || øː || øː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | HER || ɛr || ɝ || ɹ̩ || ɜː || øː || øː || øː | + | | HER || ɛr || ɝ || ɹ̩ || ɹ̩ || ɜː || øː || øː || øː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | HURRY || ʊ || ɝ || ɹ̩ || ɐ || ä || ä || ä | + | | HURRY || ʊ || ɝ || ɹ̩ || ɹ̩ || ɐ || ä || ä || ä |
|- | |- | ||
− | | MERRY || ɛ || ɛ || | + | | MERRY || ɛ || ɛ || Æɹ̯ || Æɹ̯ || e̞ || e || e || e̝ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | MARRY || a || æ || | + | | MARRY || a || æ || Æɹ̯ || Æɹ̯ || a || æ || æ || ɛ |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Short pre-l | ! colspan="8" | Short pre-l | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | BELL || ɛ || ɛ || ɛ || e̞ || e || æ || ɛ | + | | BELL || ɛ || ɛ || ɛ || ɛ || e̞ || e || æ || ɛ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | DOLL || ɔ || ɑ || ɑ || ɒ || ɔu || ɔu || ? | + | | DOLL || ɔ || ɑ || ɑ || ɒ || ɒ || ɔu || ɔu || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | CULT || ʊ || ʌ̈ || ʌ̈ || ɐ || ɔ || ɔ || ? | + | | CULT || ʊ || ʌ̈ || ʌ̈ || ʌ̈ || ɐ || ɔ || ɔ || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | BALD || a || ɒ || ɒ || ɔː || ɔʊ || ɔʊ || ? | + | | BALD || a || ɒ || ɒ || ɒ || ɔː || ɔʊ || ɔʊ || ? |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Long | ! colspan="8" | Long | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | FLEECE || eː, ɛː || i || i || iː || ɪi || ɪi || ɪi | + | | FLEECE || eː, ɛː || i || i || i || iː || ɪi || ɪi || ɪi |
|- | |- | ||
− | | FACE || aː, ɛː, ɛi, ai || eɪ || | + | | FACE || aː, ɛː, ɛi, ai || eɪ || eɪ̯ || eɪ̯ || eɪ || æi || æi || æɪ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | THOUGHT || ɔu || ɒ || ɒ || ɔː || oː || oː || oː | + | | THOUGHT || ɔu || ɒ || ɒ || ɒ(?) || ɔː || oː || oː || oː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | GOAT || ɔː || o || | + | | GOAT || ɔː || o || ɤʊ̯ || ɤ̟ʊ̯ || əʊ || ɐʉ || ɐʉ || ɐʉ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | GOOSE || oː || u̟ || u̟ || uː || ʉ̟ː || ʉ̟ː || ʉ̟ː | + | | GOOSE || oː || u̟ || u̟ || ʉ̟ || uː || ʉ̟ː || ʉ̟ː || ʉ̟ː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | PRIDE || iː || aɪ || | + | | PRIDE || iː || aɪ || ɑɪ̯ || ɑɪ̯ || aɪ || ɑe || ɑe || ɑe |
|- | |- | ||
− | | CHOICE || ɔi || ɒɪ || | + | | CHOICE || ɔi || ɒɪ || ɔɪ̯ || ɔɪ || oi || oi || oɪ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | MOUTH || uː || aʊ || | + | | MOUTH || uː || aʊ || aʊ̯ || aʉ̯ || aʊ || æə || æə || æə |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Long pre-unvoiced | ! colspan="8" | Long pre-unvoiced | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | PRICE || iː || aɪ || | + | | PRICE || iː || aɪ || ʌɪ̯ || ʌɪ̯ || aɪ || ɑe || ɑe || ɑe |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Long pre-r | ! colspan="8" | Long pre-r | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | NEAR || eːr, ɛːr || ɪɹ || | + | | NEAR || eːr, ɛːr || ɪɹ || iɹ̯ || iɹ̯ || ɪə || iː ~ iə || iː ~ iə || iə |
|- | |- | ||
− | | SQUARE || aːr, ɛːr, ɛir, air || æɹ || | + | | SQUARE || aːr, ɛːr, ɛir, air || æɹ || Æɹ̯ || Æɹ̯ || ɛə || eː || eː || iə ~ ɪə |
|- | |- | ||
− | | FORCE || ɔːr || oɹ || | + | | FORCE || ɔːr || oɹ || ɔɹ̯ || ɔɹ̯ || ɔː || oː || oː || oː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | CURE || iur, oːr || | + | | CURE || iur, oːr || uɹ || ʲɹ̩/ʲɨɹ̯ || ʲɹ̩ || ʊə || ʉ̟ːə || ʉ̟ːə || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | POOR || oːr, iur || | + | | POOR || oːr, iur || uɹ || ɔɹ̯ || u(ə)ɹ̯ || ʊə || oː || oː || oː |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Long pre-l | ! colspan="8" | Long pre-l | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | GOAL || ɔː || o || | + | | GOAL || ɔː || o || ɤ̹ː || ɤ̹ʊ̯ || əʊ || ɔʊ || ɔʊ || ɔʊ |
|- | |- | ||
− | | FOOL || oː || u || u || uː || ʉ̟ː ~ uː || uː || uː | + | | FOOL || oː || u || u(ə) || u(ə) || uː || ʉ̟ː ~ uː || uː || uː |
|- | |- | ||
− | | FUEL || iuə || uə || ʲu(ə) || ʊə || ʉ̟ː ~ uː || uː || ? | + | | FUEL || iuə || uə || ʲu(ə) || ʲu(ə) || ʊə || ʉ̟ː ~ uː || uː || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | PALE/PAIL || aː, ɛː, ɛi, ai || e(?) || Æ || || || || | + | | PALE/PAIL || aː, ɛː, ɛi, ai || e(?) || Æ || Æ || || || || |
|- | |- | ||
! colspan="8" | Unstressed | ! colspan="8" | Unstressed | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | HAPPY || || i || i || ɪ || i || i || i | + | | HAPPY || || i || i || i || ɪ || i || i || i |
|- | |- | ||
− | | ABBOT || || ə || ɨ || ə || ə || ə || ə | + | | ABBOT || || ə || ɨ || || ə || ə || ə || ə |
|- | |- | ||
− | | RABBIT || || ɪ || ɨ || ɪ || ə || ə || ə | + | | RABBIT || || ɪ || ɨ || || ɪ || ə || ə || ə |
|- | |- | ||
− | | BOTTOM/SYSTEM || || ə || ə || | + | | BOTTOM/SYSTEM || || ə || ə || ə || |
|- | |- | ||
− | | TURNIP/VICTIM || || ɪ || ə || | + | | TURNIP/VICTIM || || ɪ || ə || ɪ(?)/ə || |
|} | |} | ||
== Disclaimer == | == Disclaimer == | ||
(Disclaimer: This should be read as showing how diversity in pronunciation is not always an obstacle in comprehension. Not to be used as a source for anything. Some transcriptions based on the authors' own observations.) | (Disclaimer: This should be read as showing how diversity in pronunciation is not always an obstacle in comprehension. Not to be used as a source for anything. Some transcriptions based on the authors' own observations.) |
Revision as of 09:44, 9 February 2006
A chart of vowel correspondences in many English dialects. Uses an extended version of Well's lexical sets as necessary to make a keyword for every line. Includes significant allophones, and shows the sounds used in casual connected speech rather than carefully-annunciated speech. The IPA used, tho broad, is not phonemic and is designed to show differences, rather than similarities, between the dialects. Although diacritics are often used, the non-use of diacritics does not imply that a particular vowel is used in its cardinal sense.
Abbreviations
GAmE | General American (pre-WWII TV/radio) |
RP | Received Pronunciation |
AusE | (General) Australian English |
VAusE | (General) Victorian Australian English |
NZE | (General) General New Zealand English |
JNWE | Jonathan North Washington's (American) English |
ABrE | Aaron Braver's (American) English |
The Chart
Keyword | ME | GAmE | JNWE | ABrE | RP | AusE | VAusE | NZE |
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Short | ||||||||
KIT | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ | i | i | ə |
DRESS | ɛ | ɛ | ɛ | ɛ | e̞ | e | e | e̝ |
LOT | ɔ | ɑ | ɑ | ɑ | ɒ | ɔ | ɔ | ɔ |
CLOTH | ɔ | ɒ | ɑ | ɒ | ɒ | ɔ | ɔ | ɔ |
STRUT | ʊ | ʌ̈ | ʌ̈ | ʌ̈ | ɐ | ä | ä | ä |
FOOT | ʊ | ʊ | ʊ | ʊ | ʊ | u | u | u |
Short a | ||||||||
TRAP | a | æ | æ | æ | a | æ | æ | ɛ |
SANG | a | æɪ̯ | e(ɪ̯/ː) | |||||
SAG | a | æɪ̯ | æ(ː) | |||||
BAD | a | æ | æ | æ | a(ː) | æː | æː | ɛ |
TAN/PAM | a | Æ | Æ | |||||
DANCE | a | æ | Æ | Æ | ɑː | æː | æː | äː |
CAN'T | a | æ | Æ | Æ | ɑː | äː | äː | äː |
BATH | a | æ | æ | æ | ɑː | äː | äː | äː |
PALM | al | ɑ | ɑ | ɒ | ɑː | äː | äː | äː |
Short pre-r | ||||||||
START | ar | ɑɹ | ɒɹ̯ | ɑɹ̯ | ɑː | äː | äː | äː |
NORTH | ɔr | ɔɹ | ɔɹ̯ | ɔː | oː | oː | oː | |
NURSE | ʊr | ɝ | ɹ̩ | ɹ̩ | ɜː | øː | øː | øː |
FIR | ɪr | ɝ | ɹ̩ | ɹ̩ | ɜː | øː | øː | øː |
HER | ɛr | ɝ | ɹ̩ | ɹ̩ | ɜː | øː | øː | øː |
HURRY | ʊ | ɝ | ɹ̩ | ɹ̩ | ɐ | ä | ä | ä |
MERRY | ɛ | ɛ | Æɹ̯ | Æɹ̯ | e̞ | e | e | e̝ |
MARRY | a | æ | Æɹ̯ | Æɹ̯ | a | æ | æ | ɛ |
Short pre-l | ||||||||
BELL | ɛ | ɛ | ɛ | ɛ | e̞ | e | æ | ɛ |
DOLL | ɔ | ɑ | ɑ | ɒ | ɒ | ɔu | ɔu | ? |
CULT | ʊ | ʌ̈ | ʌ̈ | ʌ̈ | ɐ | ɔ | ɔ | ? |
BALD | a | ɒ | ɒ | ɒ | ɔː | ɔʊ | ɔʊ | ? |
Long | ||||||||
FLEECE | eː, ɛː | i | i | i | iː | ɪi | ɪi | ɪi |
FACE | aː, ɛː, ɛi, ai | eɪ | eɪ̯ | eɪ̯ | eɪ | æi | æi | æɪ |
THOUGHT | ɔu | ɒ | ɒ | ɒ(?) | ɔː | oː | oː | oː |
GOAT | ɔː | o | ɤʊ̯ | ɤ̟ʊ̯ | əʊ | ɐʉ | ɐʉ | ɐʉ |
GOOSE | oː | u̟ | u̟ | ʉ̟ | uː | ʉ̟ː | ʉ̟ː | ʉ̟ː |
PRIDE | iː | aɪ | ɑɪ̯ | ɑɪ̯ | aɪ | ɑe | ɑe | ɑe |
CHOICE | ɔi | ɒɪ | ɔɪ̯ | ɔɪ | oi | oi | oɪ | |
MOUTH | uː | aʊ | aʊ̯ | aʉ̯ | aʊ | æə | æə | æə |
Long pre-unvoiced | ||||||||
PRICE | iː | aɪ | ʌɪ̯ | ʌɪ̯ | aɪ | ɑe | ɑe | ɑe |
Long pre-r | ||||||||
NEAR | eːr, ɛːr | ɪɹ | iɹ̯ | iɹ̯ | ɪə | iː ~ iə | iː ~ iə | iə |
SQUARE | aːr, ɛːr, ɛir, air | æɹ | Æɹ̯ | Æɹ̯ | ɛə | eː | eː | iə ~ ɪə |
FORCE | ɔːr | oɹ | ɔɹ̯ | ɔɹ̯ | ɔː | oː | oː | oː |
CURE | iur, oːr | uɹ | ʲɹ̩/ʲɨɹ̯ | ʲɹ̩ | ʊə | ʉ̟ːə | ʉ̟ːə | ? |
POOR | oːr, iur | uɹ | ɔɹ̯ | u(ə)ɹ̯ | ʊə | oː | oː | oː |
Long pre-l | ||||||||
GOAL | ɔː | o | ɤ̹ː | ɤ̹ʊ̯ | əʊ | ɔʊ | ɔʊ | ɔʊ |
FOOL | oː | u | u(ə) | u(ə) | uː | ʉ̟ː ~ uː | uː | uː |
FUEL | iuə | uə | ʲu(ə) | ʲu(ə) | ʊə | ʉ̟ː ~ uː | uː | ? |
PALE/PAIL | aː, ɛː, ɛi, ai | e(?) | Æ | Æ | ||||
Unstressed | ||||||||
HAPPY | i | i | i | ɪ | i | i | i | |
ABBOT | ə | ɨ | ə | ə | ə | ə | ||
RABBIT | ɪ | ɨ | ɪ | ə | ə | ə | ||
BOTTOM/SYSTEM | ə | ə | ə | |||||
TURNIP/VICTIM | ɪ | ə | ɪ(?)/ə |
Disclaimer
(Disclaimer: This should be read as showing how diversity in pronunciation is not always an obstacle in comprehension. Not to be used as a source for anything. Some transcriptions based on the authors' own observations.)