Questions tagged [allophones]
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How should you pronounce the word “wolf ”?
If the dictionary’s IPA for the word wolf is /wʊlf/, then why do I sometimes hear people pronounce it /wolf/ instead of /wʊlf/?
Aren’t /ʊ/ and /o/ different phonemes?
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Are [ɪ] and [i] are allophones of the same phoneme in English? [closed]
I am leaning towards no, but would like confirmation and perhaps an example to illustrate.
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/ɪə/, /eə/, /ʊə/ as phonemes?
From what I understand on phonetics/phonology, /ɪə/, /eə/, /ʊə/ can simply be considered as allophones of /ɪr/, /er/, /ʊr/, but most traditional dictionaries treat them as distinct phonemes. Is that ...
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Coalescence of /t/ and /r/ in 'train', 'tram', 'traffic' etc [duplicate]
Could we say that when saying the 'tr' in words like 'train', 'tram' etc, that the /t/ and /r/ often coalesce to make a sound which is more similar to 'tchr'?
I myself definitely do this, but I have ...
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Difference between word-final iː, i and ɪ
As we know, English usually contrasts the two high front vowels /i:/ and /ɪ/, and many different minimal pairs exist for this (e.g. /sli:p/ vs /slɪp/). However, at the end of a word, we usually have ...
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Pronunciation of “-st-”. When is it “sd” and when “st”?
I recently found some words but I got confused and don't know whether to say sd or st. I am sure the following are pronounced as st:
sister
caster
ancestor
master
But the following are pronounced as ...
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Which does English “l” and “r” sound come under, an allophone or different phonemes?
I was very much embarrassed when I was pointed out by ELU Senpai that I made a great mistake by misspelling ‘Mod election’ as ‘Mod erection’ during ELU chat.
We Japanese often make a silly mistake of ...
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Why do the first and last “t” in “taste” sound different?
When I listened to the audio pronunciation of "taste" /teɪst/, I noticed that the first and last "t" sound different: the first "t" sounds like [tʰ] while the second one sounds more like [tsʰ]. Words ...
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Difference between ɒ and ɔ: in terms of sound?
Are they same, like, allophones? To me, they sound like same?
