Pronunciation Contrasts in English

Introduction

vii

Acknowledgments

xix

Vowel Contrasts

(32)

[iy] beat --- [i] bit

(1)

[iy] beat --- [ey] bait

(1)

[iy] beat --- [e] bet

(1)

[i] bit --- [ey] bait

(1)

[i] bit --- [e] bet

(1)

[i] bit --- [æ] bat

(1)

[i] bit --- [&z.schwa;] but

(1)

[ey] bait --- [e] bet

(1)

[ey] bait --- [æ] bat

(1)

[ey] bait --- [&z.schwa;] but

(1)

[ey] bait --- [ow] boat

(1)

[e] bet --- [æ] bat

(1)

[e] bet --- [&z.schwa;] but

(1)

[e] pet --- [a] pot

(1)

[æ] bat --- [&z.schwa;] but

(1)

[æ] cat --- [a] cot

(1)

[æ] bat --- [ay] bite

(1)

[&z.schwa;] cut --- [a] cot

(1)

[&z.schwa;] buck --- [u] book

(1)

[&z.schwa;] but --- [ow] boat

(1)

[&z.schwa;] but --- [&z.openo;] bought

(1)

[a] pot --- [u] put

(1)

[a] cot --- [ow] coat

(1)

[a] cot --- [&z.openo;] caught

(1)

[a] dot --- [aw] doubt

(1)

[&z.openo;] ball --- [oy] boil

(1)

[u] pull --- [uw] pool

(1)

[u] could --- [ow] code

(1)

[ow] bowl --- [oy] boil

(1)

[aw] bout --- [ay] bite

(1)

[aw] bough --- [oy] boy

(1)

[oy] boy --- [ay] buy

(1)

Consonant Contrasts

(42)

[m] Mac --- [w] Wac

(1)

[m] ham --- [&z.eng;] hang

(1)

[p] pack --- [b] back

(1)

[p] pat --- [f] fat

(1)

[b] bad --- [d] dad

(1)

[hw] whack --- [h] hack

(1)

[w] Wac --- [hw] whack

(1)

[w] west --- [v] vest

(1)

[w] Wac --- [r] rack

(1)

[w] wag --- [g] gag

(1)

[f] fat --- [v] vat

(1)

[f] fane --- [Θ] thane

(1)

[f] fame --- [s] shame

(1)

[f] fat --- [s] sat

(1)

[f] fat --- [h] hat

(1)

[v] vat --- [b] bat

(1)

[v] vat --- [o] that

(1)

[v] veal --- [z] zeal

(1)

[Θ] thank --- [t] tank

(1)

[Θ] thank --- [s] shank

(1)

[Θ] thank --- [s] sank

(1)

[o] thy --- [Θ] thigh

(1)

[o] than --- [d] Dan

(1)

[o] then --- [z] Zen

(1)

[n] knack --- [l] lack

(1)

[n] fan --- [&z.eng;] fang

(1)

[t] tack --- [p] pack

(1)

[t] tab --- [d] dab

(1)

[t] tap --- [c] chap

(1)

[d] dash --- [r] rash

(1)

[d] dipper --- [z] zipper

(1)

[d] dab --- [j] jab

(1)

[l] lack --- [r] rack

(1)

[s] sack --- [s] shack

(1)

[s] seal --- [z] zeal

(1)

[c] chatter --- [s] shatter

(1)

[j] jack --- [s] shack

(1)

[j] jest --- [z] zest

(1)

[j] jest --- [c] chest

(1)

[j] jam --- [y] yam

(1)

[g] bag --- [&z.eng;] bang

(1)

[g] gap --- [k] cap

(1)

Multiple Contrasts

(7)

Front Vowels

Back Vowels

Diphthongs

(1)

Lax Vowels

(1)

Clusters with [l] and [r]

[w] Contrasted with [kw] and [kl]

[st] Contrasted with [zd]

(1)

Clusters Ending with [d]

Clusters Beginning with [l]

(1)

Clusters Beginning with [s]

Clusters Ending with [s]

(1)

Cluster Ending with [t]

Clusters Beginning with [m] or [n]

(1)

Clusters Ending with [z]

(1)

Glossary

(4)

Language Index

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