How to proceed
Welcome to a unit that exhibits the segmental phonological inventory of PDE on the basis of its two major varieties, British and American English. Each phoneme of English will be presented with its individual allophonic structure in a highly multimedial format.
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Central Topics
- British vs. American English
- Vowels
- Consonants
- Allophonic variation
| No. | Question | ChatGPT |
| 1. | What do you understand by Received Pronunciation? | * |
| 2. | How can the system of RP simple vowels (monophthongs) be subdivided? | * |
| 3. | List the RP diphthongs and classify them. | * |
| 4. | Which variety of American English can serve as a reference variety in teaching American English? | * |
| 5. | To what extent do AmE simple vowels (monophthongs) differ from those of RP? | * |
| 6. | AmE has a high degree of rhoticity. Discuss. | * |
| 7. | AmE has fewer diphthongs than RP. Why? | * |
| 8. | Outline the structure of the following RP / AmE consonantal phonemes: RP, AmE: / l /, / p /; RP: / r /; AmE: / t / | * |
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References
Roach, Peter. 2001: Chapters II - VII.
Roca, Iggy / Johnson, Wyn. 1999: 169-201.
Tottie, Gunnel. 2002: Chapter I.
Wells, John C. 1982: 118-120.