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Commentary
only:
The symbol i represents the same
vowel phoneme as the symbol iː. We
use i in unstressed syllables and iː in stressed syllables. This
distinction isn't very helpful for TEFL purposes and learners should simply
treat the two symbols as the same. Because we are using two different symbols
for one phoneme, this means our transcription isn't truly phonemic (phonemic
transcription = one symbol for each phoneme).
one:
Numbers are usually stressed and don’t have weak forms.
The final consonant of one undergoes assimilation, changing
from /n/ to /ŋ/ because the immediately following word begins with /k/. The
consonant /n/ is a voiced alveolar
nasal and /ŋ/ is a voiced velar
nasal. The change from /n/ to /ŋ/ is a change of place of articulation (not of
voicing or of manner of articulation). The place of articulation of the nasal
changes to velar because the following consonant is velar (/k/ = a voiceless
velar plosive). It is usual for /n/ to change its place of articulation to that
of an immediately following consonant, becoming /ŋ/ before velar consonants
(/k/ or /ɡ/) or /m/ before bilabial consonants (/p b m/).
of:
When unstressed, as it usually is, of
has the weak form /əv/. When a consonant immediately follows in the next word, of can have the form /ə/. This is
particularly common before /ð/ (e.g. of
the, of those, of them, of this, of that) and in high-frequency phrases
(e.g. a cup of tea, a bunch of grapes).
unrequited:
The regular <-ed> ending has three pronunciations:
- · /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/
- · /t/ after all other voiceless consonants
- · /d/ after vowels and all other voiced consonants
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