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Pronunciation

The symbols used for consonants are shown in the following table. Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the left is voiceless, the one to the right voiced. Received Pronunciation is the prestige British accent, sometimes referred to as BBC English. It is used as the standard in most media…

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Consonants

The symbols used for consonants are shown in the following table. Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the left is voiceless, the one to the right voiced.

Received Pronunciation

Received Pronunciation is the prestige British accent, sometimes referred to as BBC English. It is used as the standard in most media within Great Britain.

Full vowels

Full vowels are those that appear in stressed syllables.

Reduced vowels

Reduced vowels occur in unstressed syllables. * : roses * : Rosa’s, runner * : bottle * : button * : rhythm

General American

General American is the standardized accent of the United States, and is the dialect most commonly used in spoken media there.

Full vowels

Note: the vowels and are usually diphthongal, so the transcriptions and are also often used.

Reduced vowels

* : roses (for many Americans merged with ) * : Rosa’s * : runner * : bottle * : button * : rhythm

Reduced vowels

* : roses, Rosa’s, runner * : bottle * : button * : rhythm

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