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English and American vowels

English and American vowels. English and American vowels. TRAP and BATH words These words have the same vowel in GA, but different vowels in RP. gas grass fancy dance maths bath half after. English and American vowels. TRAP and BATH words

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English and American vowels

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  1. English and American vowels

  2. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words These words have the same vowel in GA, but different vowels in RP gas grass fancy dance maths bath half after

  3. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words TRAP words have the same vowel in GA, but different vowels in RP RP gas grass fancy dance maths bathhalfafter

  4. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words TRAP words have the same vowel in GA, but different vowels in RP GA gas grass fancy dance maths bath half after

  5. To summarize:

  6. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words • The LOT vowel

  7. Write down what you hear BE possible passable passive _____ AE passable possible

  8. BE possible passable passive _____ AE possible passable

  9. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words • The LOT vowel RP LOT hot dog cop forest

  10. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words • The LOT vowel IN GA, LOT words are pronounced as PALM RP LOT hot dog cop forest GA PALM

  11. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words • The LOT vowel IN GA, LOT words are pronounced as PALM; in some accents, some of them have the LOT or THOUGHT vowel hot dog cop forest GA

  12. LOT THOUGHT English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words • The LOT vowel IN GA, LOT words are pronounced as PALM; in some accents, some of them have the LOT or THOUGHT vowel Some American accents: hot dog cop forest

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  14. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words • The LOT vowel • Centring diphthongs No centring diphthongs in GA

  15. English and American vowels • TRAP and BATH words • The LOT vowel • Centring diphthongs • Vowel length in GA not significant Option of omitting length sign ( )

  16. English and American vowels • Vowel length in GA not significant Option of omitting length sign (Note: a mistake often made in past exams is to conclude from this that GA vowels are generally SHORTER than RP vowels. Not so. We leave off the length mark because length is not significant, not because the vowel is short. In fact GA TENSE vowels are long, like unclipped RP tense vowels; but LAX vowels in GA can be lengthened, unlike RP lax vowels

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