Halle-Clements Workbook p. 37

Phonetic Transcription

  1. Using the phonetic alphabet given above, transcribe the following English words as you pronounce them in casual speech. Do not base your transcription on overly slow, precise pronunciation, and be careful not to confuse the sounds of a word with its spelling.

    1. easy
    2. judge
    3. pack
    4. optic
    5. yellow
    6. coughs
    7. teacher
    8. houses
    9. bicycle
    10. Mary
    11. pastrami
    12. whether
    13. arise
    14. accept
    15. marry
    16. horse
    17. genuine
    18. through
    19. Italy
    20. how
    21. filed
    22. field
    23. merry
    24. often
    25. orange
    26. hoarse
    27. mountain
    28. valuable
    29. weather
    30. children
    31. doors
    32. look

  2. The following broad transcriptions represent the normal pronunciation, in casual speech, of a speaker from Ohio. Write the word or words represented by each transcription, and indicate the differences (if any) between this dialect and your own pronunciation.

    1. [brɛθ]
    2. [peyd]
    3. [dɔg]
    4. [θæŋk]
    5. [trɪk]
    6. [trawt]
    7. [amənz]
    8. [ǰaliy]
    9. [ðεm]
    10. [ənʌf]
    11. [kwiyn]
    12. [pɔyzɪn]
    13. [plεžər]
    14. [taməs]
    15. [how]
    16. [ɔt]
    17. [ayərn]
    18. [wɪč]
    19. [myuwl]
    20. [šæk]
    21. [yuwz]
    22. [saykaləǰiy]
    23. [εkstrə]
    24. [ʔʌʔow]