English phonemes: Difference between revisions
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1. /i:/ '''ê êa êe ê●e êi ìê aê oê ì ỳ êỳ êo''' | 1. /i:/ '''ê êa êe ê●e êi ìê aê oê ì ỳ êỳ êo''' | ||
'''ê''' '''bê mê récipê catástrophê Penélopê Lêthê hypërbolê mêthane sêrum dêvious mêdia rêtail dêmon Êly mêtre''' ''distance, poem'' | '''ê''': '''bê mê récipê catástrophê Penélopê Lêthê hypërbolê mêthane sêrum dêvious mêdia rêtail dêmon Êly mêtre''' ''distance, poem'' | ||
'''êa''' '''sêa water lêave hêat sêat bêat''' ''hit'' '''nêat êasy mêal drêam têam hêath | '''êa''': '''sêa water lêave hêat sêat bêat''' ''hit'' '''nêat êasy mêal drêam têam hêath | ||
'''êe sêe vision frêe trêe fêel whêel grêed fêed spêed bêet''' ''sugar'' '''êel rêel | '''êe: sêe vision frêe trêe fêel whêel grêed fêed spêed bêet''' ''sugar'' '''êel rêel | ||
ê●e Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter''' machine complête compête | ê●e: Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter''' machine complête compête | ||
êi''' after c: percêive recêive recêipt (-êit) concêit concêive cêiling | êi''': after c: percêive recêive recêipt (-êit) concêit concêive cêiling | ||
after w: wêird wêir (but: wìêld) | after w: wêird wêir (but: wìêld) | ||
sêize Shêila Nêil Nêill O´Nêill | sêize Shêila Nêil Nêill O´Nêill | ||
ìê before v: belìêve relìêve grìêve | ìê: before v: belìêve relìêve grìêve | ||
aê stressed, from Greek: Aêschylus encyclopaêdia | aê: stressed, from Greek (BrE): Aêschylus encyclopaêdia | ||
unstressed in Latin plurals: nébulae nôvae fŏrmulae | unstressed in Latin plurals: nébulae nôvae fŏrmulae | ||
oê BrE (AmE has ê alone) from Greek: Oêdipus amoêba foêtus oêstrogen oenólogy subpoêna | oê: BrE (AmE has ê alone) from Greek: Oêdipus amoêba foêtus oêstrogen oenólogy subpoêna | ||
ì from French: machìne Christìne magazìne nìche elìte | ì: from French: machìne Christìne magazìne nìche elìte | ||
ỳ normally unstressed: fúnny sílly crâzy lâzy êasy wítty déxterity Yvétte Yvónne Lỳón Lỳse Mervỳna | ỳ: normally unstressed: fúnny sílly crâzy lâzy êasy wítty déxterity Yvétte Yvónne Lỳón Lỳse Mervỳna | ||
êỳ unstressed: nôsey pôsey láckey jóckey balôney álley Hàrvey | êỳ: unstressed: nôsey pôsey láckey jóckey balôney álley Hàrvey | ||
êo pêople | êo: pêople | ||
Revision as of 14:18, 10 November 2007
Sounds and their spellings: English phonemes
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Vowels and diphthongs
1. /i:/ ê êa êe ê●e êi ìê aê oê ì ỳ êỳ êo
ê: bê mê récipê catástrophê Penélopê Lêthê hypërbolê mêthane sêrum dêvious mêdia rêtail dêmon Êly mêtre distance, poem
êa: sêa water lêave hêat sêat bêat hit nêat êasy mêal drêam têam hêath
êe: sêe vision frêe trêe fêel whêel grêed fêed spêed bêet sugar êel rêel
ê●e: Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter machine complête compête
êi: after c: percêive recêive recêipt (-êit) concêit concêive cêiling after w: wêird wêir (but: wìêld) sêize Shêila Nêil Nêill O´Nêill
ìê: before v: belìêve relìêve grìêve
aê: stressed, from Greek (BrE): Aêschylus encyclopaêdia unstressed in Latin plurals: nébulae nôvae fŏrmulae
oê: BrE (AmE has ê alone) from Greek: Oêdipus amoêba foêtus oêstrogen oenólogy subpoêna
ì: from French: machìne Christìne magazìne nìche elìte
ỳ: normally unstressed: fúnny sílly crâzy lâzy êasy wítty déxterity Yvétte Yvónne Lỳón Lỳse Mervỳna
êỳ: unstressed: nôsey pôsey láckey jóckey balôney álley Hàrvey
êo: pêople