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American English Booklet11

Exercise 21

Study the sample sentence as pronounced in different regional varieties. Single out the diagnostic phonetic features of these regional varieties.

1. Eastern New England

/ wqn hQrqd reIni deI / rxDq leIt In fFbjuFri / wi stRtId saVT/

2. Middle Atlantic

/ wqn hQrqd reIni deI / rQDqr leIt In fFbruFri / wi stQrtqd saVT /

3. Southern

/ wqn hQrqd reInI deI / rQDq leIt In fFbjuFrI / wi stRrId sxVT/

4. North Central

/ wqn hOrqd reIni deI / rxDqr leIt In fFbjuFri / wi stQrtqd saVT /

5. Southern Mountain

/ wqn hOrqd reInI deI / rxDqr leIt In fFbjuFrI / wi stQrtqd saVT /

6. RP (Received Pronunciation, British English)

/ wAn hPrId deI / rRDq leIt In febrVqrI / wi stRtId saVT/

PART 3

Recommended Literature

for the American English Course

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