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English accents
14. American English (cont.)
Wells, 2000:Longman
PronunciationDictionary
t voicing
atom Adamˈætəm ˈædəmˈædəm
That's great!greatera great ideaa great manyI feel great this morningthe Great Lakesgreatness
nt reduction
countycountercount itcount themcount upcountless
intervocalic l
valley
selling
silly
hollow
salad
syllabic n
Clinton sentencemountain
dental continental
strong vowel in -ary, -ery, -ory, -ony
momentary cemeterycategoryceremony
BrE:
weak vowel in -ile
missile agile docile tactile
BrE:
penultimate stress for disyllabic verbs in -ate
vibrate locate pulsate
BrE:
AmE-BrE lexicophonetic differences
tomato
clerk
herb