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Anyone else with this place of articulation of their rhotic sound? [duplicate]
As my question implies, I have an unusual manner of articulation for my rhotic sound, and I wonder if anyone else shares it: my rhotic sound is formed by bringing my bottom lip up so that my top teeth ...
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Is the short-e pronounced as [e] or [ɛ] in standard English? [duplicate]
In many English dictionaries, I saw the phonetic symbol of short-e is /e/ such as in bed (/bed/). However, I'm taught that the pronunciation of that is /ɛ/. Which one is right in standard English? ...
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What is the difference between /ʊ/ and /ʌ/ in British English?
/ʌ/ cut, hut, bun, nothing, love, enough, flood, does
/ʊ/ put, soot, foot, good, look, cook
To me the ʌ is a more short, low front (unrounded?) vowel, but the vowel /ʊ/ which sounds like "uh" is a ...
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How do you pronounce the word Shaman?
I found 2 American pronunciation samples on Forvo, and they said /ˈʃæmən/ (audio), I wonder if British people say /ˈʃeɪmən/ (audio), or not? Could you please tell me something about that?
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Connected speech resources
I am very interested in British pronunciation, so I am looking for resources about connected speech and IPA in general.
The ideal would be a book with the transcription of dialogues or just ...
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Is a schwa ever stressed?
Is there a word in RP (Received Pronunciation) where the stressed vowel sound is a schwa?
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