Basics of Phonetics & English Phonology Basics of Phonetics & English Phonology

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English pronunciation

English Consonants

p
pen
b
back
t
time
d
day
ʧ
church
ʤ
age
k
car
g
get
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f
fine
v
move
θ
thing
ð
this
s
soon
z
zero
ʃ
ship
ʒ
vision
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m
more
n
nice
ŋ
long
h
hot
l
light
r
road
w
wet
j
yes
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UK Vowels


fleece
ɪ
kit
ʊ
foot

goose
    eɪ̯
face
ɪə̯
near
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ɛ
dress
ə
ago
ɜː
nurse
ɔː
thought
  əʊ̯
goat
ɔɪ̯
choice
ʊə̯
cure
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æ
trap
ʌ
strut
ɑː
palm
ɒ
lot
  aʊ̯
mouth
aɪ̯
price
ɛə̯
square
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US Vowels


fleece
ɪ
kit
ʊ
foot

goose
    eɪ̯
face
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ɛ
dress
ə
ago
ɝː
nurse
ɔː
thought
  oʊ̯
goat
ɔɪ̯
choice
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æ
trap
ɚ
letter
ʌ
strut
ɑː
palm
  aʊ̯
mouth
aɪ̯
price
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Cardinal Vowels

Original recordings of the cardinal vowels by Daniel Jones

© Frank Lorenz