GENERAL AUSTRALIAN

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1. NON-RHOTIC ACCENT
The early bird from Perth murdered thirty turning worms.

2. Intervocalic /t/ voiced: [d] or [ɾ]

city | better
A lot of better writers print a lot of Little letters.

3. Dark ‘l’ [ɫ]

let | tel
Lovely ladies laughingly played leapfrog in the leaves.

4. Use of [j]
news |nude | student | tune
The tumultuous news assumed the duke knew his duty in the duel.

5. GB /i:/ → [əi]
Steve | believe | cheese | tea
We need a receipt for the cream cheese he’s eating for tea.

6. GB /ɪ/ → [i]
fish and chips | six | kids | Jim
Jim lives for fish and chips with vinegar.

7. GB /e/ → [ɪ]
bed | said | head
Fred said many, deadly measures prevented Bernie’s wedding.

8. GB /ɑ:/ → [a:]
pass | palm | part | car
The heartless aardvark partially carved the shark for the barbie.

9. /GB /u:/ → [əu]

spoon | move | issues
Hugh son moves his few balloons to a new blue room.

10. /ə/ more frequent in unstressed syllables than in RP

it | at | basket | solid | vivid | chances
The beach’s olives are solid, massive, and vivid.

11. GB /əʊ/ → [ʌʊ]

home | no one | joking | Pope
Gold Coast’s Oak Road is zoned for mobile home only.

12. GB /eɪ/ → [aɪ]

rainy | day | change of pace | brainy | cable
Dave’s afraid it rained on the May Day parade. Shame.