Varieties

Question 1

Received Pronuciation (RP)
- non-rhotic

Answer 1

• usually, a post-vocalic <r> is not pronounced (exceptions exist)</r>
• NURSE-vowel: /ɜː/
• 3 centring diphthongs: /ɛə, ʊə, ɪə/

Question 2

General American (GA)
- rhotic

Answer 2

• every <r> is pronounced, after vowels in word-finalposition as well as before consonants</r>
• NURSE-vowel: /ɝː/
• No centring diphthongs; instead monophthongs + /r/ sequence

Question 3

t-voicing
- RP vs GA

Answer 3

RP: no t-voicing
- voiceless /t/ is used
- /’bʌtə/

GA: t-voicing
- voiceld alveolar flap /t̬/
=> transcribed as a voiced sound
- after stressed vowel and before vowel
- after stressed /n/ o /r/ and before vowel
- /’bʌt̬ər/

Question 4

LOT-vowel
- RP vs GA

Answer 4

RP: /ɒ/
GA: /ɑː, ɔː/

Question 5

Bath-vowel
- RP vs GA

Answer 5

RP: /ɑː/
GA: /æ/ before voiceless fricatives (+exceptions)

Question 6

Goat-vowel
- RP vs GA

Answer 6

RP: /əʊ/
GA: /oʊ/

Question 7

Tuesday/ new
- RP vs Ga

Answer 7

RP:
Tuesday and new etc. include /j/
GA:
/j/ is (often) dropped after /t,d,n/ as in new or Tuesday

Question 8

Stress
- RP vs GA

Answer 8

Sometimed differences in stress:
RP: /ə’drɛs/
GA: /’ædrɛs/