Difference between revisions of "Australian English Phonology"
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Like many languages, Australian English forbids hiatus. Here is how it resolves the problem obtained when two vowels collide: | Like many languages, Australian English forbids hiatus. Here is how it resolves the problem obtained when two vowels collide: | ||
| − | If the | + | If the ffirst vowel is in set (1), then [ɹ] is added: |
(1) ɪː eː aː oː øː ə uə~uː | (1) ɪː eː aː oː øː ə uə~uː | ||
| − | If the vowel is in set (2), then [j] is added: | + | If the fist vowel is in set (2), then [j] is added: |
(2) æi ɪi ɑe oi | (2) æi ɪi ɑe oi | ||
| − | If the vowel is in set (3), then [w] is added: | + | If the first vowel is in set (3), then [w] is added: |
(3) æɔ ʉː ɔʉ | (3) æɔ ʉː ɔʉ | ||
| − | If the vowel is in set (4), then it can’t end a word: | + | If the first vowel is in set (4), then it can’t end a word: |
(4) ɪ e æ æː a ɔ u | (4) ɪ e æ æː a ɔ u | ||
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| + | Examples: | ||
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| + | H'''ere is''' a f'''air a'''mount of f'''ar a'''nd away the p'''oor'''est examples of Australian hiatus. These’'''re o'''nly on displ'''ay i'''f you can s'''ee ’e'''m. '''I a'''lways saw the b'''oy i'''n the window, until a c'''ow i'''nterfered with y'''ou o'''ver there. Keep l'''ow o'''r you might be hit. | ||
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| + | h'''ɪː-ɹ-ɪ'''z ə f'''eː-ɹ-ə'''mæɔnt əv f'''aː-ɹ-ə'''n ewæi ðə p'''oː-ɹ-ə'''st ɪgzæːmpəlz əv əstʃɹæɪliən hɑe-j-æɪtəs. ðɪis'''ə-ɹ-ɔʉ'''nli ɔn dəspl'''æi-j-ɪ'''f jə kən s'''ɪi-j-ə'''m '''ɑe-j-oː'''wæiz soː ðə b'''oi-j-ɪ'''n ðə windɔʉ, antɪl ə k'''æɔ-w-i'''ntəfɪːd wɪθ j'''ʉː-w-ɔʉ'''vɐ ðeː. kɪip l'''ɔʉ-w-ə''' jə mɑet bi hit | ||
Revision as of 06:01, 30 April 2007
Like many languages, Australian English forbids hiatus. Here is how it resolves the problem obtained when two vowels collide:
If the ffirst vowel is in set (1), then [ɹ] is added:
(1) ɪː eː aː oː øː ə uə~uː
If the fist vowel is in set (2), then [j] is added:
(2) æi ɪi ɑe oi
If the first vowel is in set (3), then [w] is added:
(3) æɔ ʉː ɔʉ
If the first vowel is in set (4), then it can’t end a word:
(4) ɪ e æ æː a ɔ u
Examples:
Here is a fair amount of far and away the poorest examples of Australian hiatus. These’re only on display if you can see ’em. I always saw the boy in the window, until a cow interfered with you over there. Keep low or you might be hit.
hɪː-ɹ-ɪz ə feː-ɹ-əmæɔnt əv faː-ɹ-ən ewæi ðə poː-ɹ-əst ɪgzæːmpəlz əv əstʃɹæɪliən hɑe-j-æɪtəs. ðɪisə-ɹ-ɔʉnli ɔn dəsplæi-j-ɪf jə kən sɪi-j-əm ɑe-j-oːwæiz soː ðə boi-j-ɪn ðə windɔʉ, antɪl ə kæɔ-w-intəfɪːd wɪθ jʉː-w-ɔʉvɐ ðeː. kɪip lɔʉ-w-ə jə mɑet bi hit
