PHONETICS AND ENGLISH PHONOLOGY I

Keys to Weak Forms. Elements of Pronunciation. Colin Mortimer. 1985. CUP.

Received Pronunciation

1. a //
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/ /
B
/ / / / / /
/
A
/ / / / / /
/ /
B
/ /

2. an /n/
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/ /
B
/ /
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/
B
/

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/ /
B
/ /
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/
B
/

3. the //
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/

B
/
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/
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/
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/
B
/
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/
B
/
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/ /
B
/ /

4. some /sm/
A
B

/

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/
B
/
A
/
B
/
A
/

5. and /n(d)/
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B



A

6
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

7. of /v/
A

B

A

8. from /frm/
A
B
A

B
A

B

A

B


A

9. at /t/
A
B
A
B
A
B

A

B

10. them /m/

A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

11. us /s/
A
B
A
B
A

A

B

12. that /t/

A

B

A

13. as /z/
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/

B

A

B

A

B
/
A

14. as... as /z... z/

A
B
A
B
A
B

/
/

15. than /n/

A

16 (r)

A
B
A
B
A
B

17. am /m/
A

18. are /(r)/

A
B
A
B
A
B

/
A

B

A

19. was /wz/

A

B
A
B
A
B
A
B

20. has /(h)z/

A
B
A
B

21. have /(h)v/

A
B
A
B

22. had /(h)d/

A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

23. does /dz/

A

B



A

B

A

24 can /kn/

A

B

25. must /ms(t)/

A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

Selected combinations of two weak forms

26. /v + , n, , s, m/
A
B
A
B
A
B

27. /t + , m/
A


B

A

28. /t + , n, , m/
A

29. /f(r) + , , sm/

A



B

A

30. /frm + , n, , sm, m/

A

31. /(r) + , n, , m/
A

A

B

A

32. /wz + , n, , m/
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

33. /w(r) + , n, /
A

B
A

B

34. /(r) + (r), w(r)/

A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

Selected combinations of three weak forms

35. /n(d), bt + v + , n, , m/
A
B
A
B
A
B
A
B

A
B
A

36. /n(d), bt + t + , /
A
B
A

37. /n(d), bt + f(r) + , , sm/

A

A
B

38. /r + t + , /
A

39. /wz + t + , n, /
A

40. /wr + t + , /
A

41. / + frm + , /
A

42. /wz + frm + , /

A

B
A
B
A

43. /v + s, m + (r), w(r), kn, mst/

A
B

A
B
A

44. /(r) + , w, wz + , n, sm/

A