Basics of Phonetics & English Phonology

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum

After a few hours the road began to be rough, and the walking grew so difficult that the Scarecrow often stumbled over the yellow bricks, which were here very uneven. Sometimes, indeed, they were broken or missing altogether, leaving holes that Toto jumped across and Dorothy walked around. As for the Scarecrow, having no brains, he walked straight ahead, and so stepped into the holes and fell at full length on the hard bricks. It never hurt him, however, and Dorothy would pick him up and set him upon his feet again, while he joined her in laughing merrily at his own mishap.

[ɑːftər ə fjuː ˈaʊ̯əz | ðə ˈrəʊ̯d bɪɡæn tə bi ˈrʌf | ənd ðə ˈwɔːkɪŋ | ɡruː səʊ̯ ˈdɪfɪkəlt ðət ðə ˈskɛə̯krəʊ̯ | ɒfn̩ ˈstʌmbl̩d əʊ̯və ðə jɛləʊ̯ ˈbrɪks | wɪʧ wə ˈhɪə̯ vɛri ʌnˈiːvn̩ ‖ sʌmtaɪ̯mz ɪnˈdiːd | ðeɪ̯ wə ˈbrəʊ̯kən | ɔː mɪsɪŋ ɔːltəˈɡɛðə | liːvɪŋ ˈhəʊ̯lz ðət təʊ̯təʊ̯ ʤʌmpt əˈkrɒs | ənd ˈdɒrəθi wɔːkt əˈraʊ̯nd ‖ əz fə ðə ˈskɛə̯krəʊ̯ | hævɪŋ nəʊ̯ ˈbreɪ̯nz | hi wɔːkt streɪ̯t əˈhɛd | ənd səʊ̯ stɛpt ˈɪntuː ðə həʊ̯lz | ənd fɛl ət fʊl ˈlɛŋkθ | ɒn ðə hɑːd ˈbrɪks ‖ ɪt nɛvə ˈhɜːt hɪm haʊ̯ɛvə | ənd ˈdɒrəθi wʊd pɪk hɪm ˈʌp | ənd ˈsɛt hɪm əpɒn hɪz ˈfiːt əɡɛn | waɪ̯l hi ˈʤɔɪ̯nd hər ɪn lɑːfɪŋ ˈmɛrɪli | ət hɪz əʊ̯n ˈmɪshæp]

[æftɚ ə fjuː ˈaʊ̯ɚz | ðə ˈroʊ̯d bɪɡæn tə bi ˈrʌf | ənd ðə ˈwɔːkɪŋ | ɡruː soʊ̯ ˈdɪfɪkəlt ðət ðə ˈskɛrkroʊ̯ | ɔːfn̩ ˈstʌmbl̩d oʊ̯vɚ ðə jɛloʊ̯ ˈbrɪks | wɪʧ wɚ ˈhɪr vɛri ʌnˈiːvn̩ ‖ sʌmtaɪ̯mz ɪnˈdiːd | ðeɪ̯ wɚ ˈbroʊ̯kən | ɔːr mɪsɪŋ ɔːltəˈɡɛðɚ | liːvɪŋ ˈhoʊ̯lz ðət toʊ̯toʊ̯ ʤʌmpt əˈkrɔːs | ənd ˈdɔːrəθi wɔːkt əˈraʊ̯nd ‖ əz fɚ ðə ˈskɛrkroʊ̯ | hævɪŋ noʊ̯ ˈbreɪ̯nz | hi wɔːkt streɪ̯t əˈhɛd | ənd soʊ̯ stɛpt ˈɪntuː ðə hoʊ̯lz | ənd fɛl ət fʊl ˈlɛŋkθ | ɑːn ðə hɑːrd ˈbrɪks ‖ ɪt nɛvɚ ˈhɝːt hɪm haʊ̯ɛvɚ | ənd ˈdɔːrəθi wʊd pɪk hɪm ˈʌp | ənd ˈsɛt hɪm əpɑːn hɪz ˈfiːt əɡɛn | waɪ̯l hi ˈʤɔɪ̯nd hɚ ɪn læfɪŋ ˈmɛrɪli | ət hɪz oʊ̯n ˈmɪshæp]

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