Pronunciation

AHMAD DANI AL FANANI

English Pronunciation

h,r,in/iŋ
Differences omitting, omission, choosing
between those h,r,in/iŋ between social
class.
 h
The rate of ‘h’ omission in word initials
Lower class
The rate of ‘h’ omission in word initials
increase as we go lower in social class.

Example:
increase as we go lower in social class House

Higher Class
The rate of ‘h’ omission in word initials
decline as we go higher in social class.

Example:
House
 r
People in Reading city in England of
Lower class
tendency to remain the sound ‘r’ behind
a vowel in Reading city.

Example:
high social class have the tendency to Car
omit the sound ‘r’ behind a vowel, but
pronouncing [r] is generally considered
prestigious in New York City.
Higher Class
tendency to omit the sound ‘r’ behind a
vowel in Reading city.

Example:
Car
 in/iŋ Lower class
tendency to use the sound ‘iŋ’

Example:
Higher social classes use
more [in] compared to [iŋ].
ˈswɪmɪŋ

Higher Class
tendency to use the sound ‘in’

Example:

ˈswɪmɪn
French Pronunciation

Canadian French
the frequency with which [l] is deleted
distinguishes the French of two social
groups.

Parisian French
the pronunciation of the first vowel in
words like casser and pas varies from one
social group to another.