Basics of Phonetics & English Phonology

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

It was very near, but not yet in sight; when, in addition to the tramp, tramp, I heard a rush under the hedge, and close down by the hazel stems glided a great dog, whose black and white colour made him a distinct object against the trees. The dog came bounding back, and seeing his master in a predicament, and hearing the horse groan, barked till the evening hills echoed the sound, which was deep in proportion to his magnitude.

[ɪt wəz vɛri ˈnɪə̯ | bət nɒt jɛt ɪn ˈsaɪ̯t | wɛn | ɪn ədɪʃn̩ tə ðə ˈtræmp ˈtræmp | aɪ̯ hɜːd ə ˈrʌʃ ʌndə ðə ˈhɛʤ | ənd kləʊ̯s daʊ̯n baɪ̯ ðə ˈheɪ̯zl̩ stɛmz | ɡlaɪ̯dɪd ə ɡreɪ̯t ˈdɒɡ | huːz blæk ənd waɪ̯t ˈkʌlə | meɪ̯d hɪm ə dɪstɪŋkt ˈɒbʤɛkt əɡɛnst ðə ˈtriːz ‖ ðə ˈdɒɡ keɪ̯m baʊ̯ndɪŋ ˈbæk | ənd siːɪŋ hɪz ˈmɑːstər ɪn ə priˈdɪkəmənt | ənd ˈhɪə̯rɪŋ ðə hɔːs ˈɡrəʊ̯n | ˈbɑːkt tɪl ði ˈiːvnɪŋ hɪlz ˈɛkəʊ̯d ðə saʊ̯nd | wɪʧ wəz ˈdiːp ɪn prəpɔːʃn̩ tə hɪz ˈmæɡnɪtjuːd]

[ɪt wəz vɛri ˈnɪr | bət nɑːt jɛt ɪn ˈsaɪ̯t | wɛn | ɪn ədɪʃn̩ tə ðə ˈtræmp ˈtræmp | aɪ̯ hɝːd ə ˈrʌʃ ʌndɚ ðə ˈhɛʤ | ənd kloʊ̯s daʊ̯n baɪ̯ ðə ˈheɪ̯zl̩ stɛmz | ɡlaɪ̯dɪd ə ɡreɪ̯t ˈdɔːɡ | huːz blæk ənd waɪ̯t ˈkʌlɚ | meɪ̯d hɪm ə dɪstɪŋkt ˈɑːbʤɛkt əɡɛnst ðə ˈtriːz ‖ ðə ˈdɔːɡ keɪ̯m baʊ̯ndɪŋ ˈbæk | ənd siːɪŋ hɪz ˈmæstɚ ɪn ə priˈdɪkəmənt | ənd ˈhɪrɪŋ ðə hɔːrs ˈɡroʊ̯n | ˈbɑːrkt tɪl ði ˈiːvnɪŋ hɪlz ˈɛkoʊ̯d ðə saʊ̯nd | wɪʧ wəz ˈdiːp ɪn prəpɔːrʃn̩ tə hɪz ˈmæɡnɪtuːd]

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