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Words with multiple points of difference of pronunciation are in the table after this one. Accent-based differences are ignored. For example, Moscow is RP /ˈmɒskoʊ/ and GAm /ˈmɑːskaʊ/, but only the/oʊ/-/aʊ/ difference is highlighted here, since the /ɒ/-/ɑː/ difference is predictable from the accent. Also, tiara is listed with AmE /æ/; the marry–merry–Mary merger changes this vowel for many Americans. Some AmE types are listed as /ɒ/ where GAm merges to /ɑː/ .
| BrE | AmE | Words |
| /æ/ | /ɑː/ | annato, Caracas, chiantiA2, GalapagosA2, GdańskA2, grappaA2, gulagA2, HanoiA2, JanA2 (male name, e.g. Jan Palach), KantA2, kebab, Las (placenames, e.g. Las Vegas),MafiaB2, MombasaA2, Natasha, Nissan, Pablo, pasta,B2 PicassoA2, ralentando, SanA2 (names outside USA; e.g. San Juan), SlovakA2, Sri LankaA2, Vivaldi, wigwamA2,YasserA2 (and A in many other foreign names and loanwords) |
| /iː/ | /ɛ/ | aesthete, anaesthetize, breveA2, catenaryA2, Daedalus, devolutionA2,B2, ecumenicalB2, epochA2, evolutionA2,B2, febrileA2, Hephaestus, KenyaB2, leverA2, methane,OedipusA2, (o)estrus, (o)estrogen, penalizeA2, predecessorA2, pyrethrinA2, senileA2, hygienic |
| /ɒ/ | /oʊ/ | Aeroflot, compost, homosexualB2, Interpol, Lod, pogrom, polkaB2, produce (noun), Rosh Hashanah, sconeA2,B2, shone, sojourn, trollB2, yogurt |
| /ɑː/ | /æ/ | (Excluding trap–bath split words) banana, khakiA2, morale, NevadaA2, scenarioA2, sopranoA2, Pakistani |
| /ɛ/ | /iː/ | CecilA2,B2, crematoriumA2, cretin, depot, inherentA2,B2, leisureA2, reconnoit(re/er)A2, zebraB2, zenithA2,B2 |
| /æ/ | /eɪ/ | compatriot, patriotB2, patronise, phalanx, plait, repatriate, Sabine, satrapA2, basilA2 (plant) |
| /ɪ/ | /aɪ/ | dynasty, housewifery, idyll, livelongA2, long-livedA2, privacyB2, simultaneous, vicariousA2, vitamin. See also -ine. |
| /z/ | /s/ | AussieA2, blouse (noun), complaisantA2, crescent, diagnoseA2, erase, GlasgowA2, parse, valise, trans-A2,B2 (in some words) |
| /ɑː/ | /eɪ/ | amenA2, charadeB2, cicada, galaA2, promenadeA2, pro rata, tomato, stratum |
| /oʊ/ | /ɒ/ | codify, goffer, ogleA2, processor, progress (noun), slothA2,B2, wont A2, wroth |
| /ʌ/ | /ɒ/ | accomplice, accomplish, colanderB2, constableB2, Lombardy, monetaryA2, -mongerA2 |
| /ɒ/ | /ʌ/ | hovelA2,B2, hover. Also the strong forms of these function words: anybodyA2 (likewise every-, some-, and no-), becauseA2,B2 (and clipping 'cos/'cause), ofA2, fromA2, wasA2, whatA2 |
| (sounded) | (silent) | Beethoven, chthonicA2, herbA2 (plant), KnossosA2,B2, phthisicA2,B2, salveA2, solder |
| /ɑː(r)/ | /ɜr/ | Berkeley, Berkshire, clerk, Derby, Hertford. (The only AmE word with <er> = [ɑr] is sergeant). |
| /aɪ/ | /iː/ | eitherA2,B2, neitherA2,B2, Pleiades. See also -ine. |
| /iː/ | /aɪ/ | albino, migraineB2. Also the prefixes anti-A2, multi-A2, semi-A2 in loose compounds (e.g. in anti-establishment, but not in antibody). See also -ine. |
| /ə/ | /ɒ/ | Amazon, hexagon, octagon, paragon, pentagon, phenomenonA2, pythonA2 |
| /iː/ | /eɪ/ | eta, beta, quayA2, theta, zeta |
| /aɪ/ | /ɪ/ | butylB2, divergeA2, minorityA2,B2, primer (schoolbook). See also -ine. |
| /ɛ/ | /eɪ/ | ateB2 ("et" is nonstandard in America), mêléeA2, chaise longue |
| /ɜːz/ | /uːs/ | Betelgeuse, chanteuse, chartreuseA2, masseuse |
| /eɪ/ | /æ/ | apricotA2, dahliaA2, digitalis, patentA2,B2, comrade |
| (silent) | (sounded) | medicineB2. See also -ary -ery -ory -bury, -berry |
| /ɒ/ | /ə/ | Amos, condom, Enoch |
| /ʃ/ | /ʒ/ | AsiaB2, PersiaB2, versionB2 |
| /ə/ | /oʊ/ | boroughA2, thoroughA2, also place names such as EdinburghA2 (see also -ory and -mony) |
| /ɪr/ | /ər/ | chirrupA2, stirrupA2, sirupA2, squirrel |
| /siː/ | /ʃ/ | cassiaA2, CassiusA2, hessian |
| /tiː/ | /ʃ/ | consortium |
| /uː/ | /juː/ | couponA2, fuchsine, HoustonB2 |
| /uː/ | /ʊ/ | boulevard, snooker, woofA2 (weaving) |
| /ɜː(r)/ | /ʊr/ | connoisseurA2, entrepreneurA2 |
| /ɜː/ | /oʊ/ | föhnB2, MöbiusB2 |
| /ə/ | /eɪ/ | DraconianA2, hurricaneB2 |
| /eɪ/ | /iː/ | deityA2,B2, HeleneA2, IsraelA2 |
| /juː/ | /w/ | iguana, jaguar, Nicaragua |
| /ɔː(r)/ | /ər/ | record (noun), stridorA2,B2 |
| /ziː/ | /ʒ/ | Frasier, Parisian, Malaysia, Tunisia |
| /æ/ | /ɒ/ | twatB2 |
| /ɒ/ | /æ/ | wrath |
| /ɑː/ | /ət/ | nougat |
| /ɑː/ | /ɔː/ | UtahA2,B2 |
| /ɑː/ | /ɔːr/ | quarkA2,B2 |
| /æ/ | /ɛ/ | femme fataleA2 |
| /aɪ/ | /eɪ/ | Isaiah |
| /aʊ/ | /uː/ | nousA2 |
| /ð/ | /θ/ | boothB2 |
| /di/ | /dʒi/ | cordiality |
| /dʒ/ | /ɡdʒ/ | suggestA2 |
| /eɪ/ | /ɛ/ | nonpareilA2 |
| /eɪ/ | /ə/ | template |
| /eɪ/ | /ət/ | tourniquet |
| /ə(r)/ | /ɑr/ | MadagascarA2 |
| /ə(r)/ | /jər/ | figureA2 for the verb |
| /ə/ | /ɛ/ | nonsense |
| /ɛ/ | /ɑ/ | envelopeA2,B2 |
| /ɛ/ | /ə/ | Kentucky |
| /ə/ | /æ/ | trapeze |
| /ɜː(r)/ | /ɛr/ | errA2 |
| /oʊ/ | /ɒt/ | HuguenotA2 |
| /oʊ/ | /aʊ/ | MoscowA2 |
| /oʊ/ | /uː/ | broochA2 |
| /ɪ/ | /iː/ | pi(t)taB2, Tunisia |
| /iː/ | /ɪ/ | beenB2 |
| /iːʃ/ | /ɪtʃ/ | nicheA2,B2 |
| /jɜː/ | /juː/ | milieu |
| /juː/ | /uː/ | (Excluding words with predictable yod-dropping) barracuda, pumaA2 |
| /ɔː/ | /æ/ | falconA2 |
| /s/ | /z/ | asthma |
| /ʃ/ | /sk/ | scheduleB2 |
| /t/ | /θ/ | AnthonyA2,B2 |
| /ts/ | /z/ | piazzaA2 |
| /ʊ/ | /ɪ/ | kümmel |
| /ʊ/ | /uː/ | BuddhaA2 |
| /ʊ/ | /ʌ/ | brusque, hummus |
| /uː/ | /aʊ/ | routeA2 |
| /uː/ | /oʊ/ | cantaloup(e) |
| /ʌ/ | /oʊ/ | covertA2,B2 |
| /z/ | /ʃ/ | Dionysius |
| /ziː/ | /ʃ/ | transientA2, nausea |
Date: 2015-12-24; view: 950
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