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has 12 simple vowels and 3 diphthongs There are some differences in the articulation of some vowel sounds. The Vowels of American English. American English Vowels. FrontCentralBack High i beat u boot - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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has 12 simple vowels and 3 diphthongsThere are some differences in the articulation of some vowel sounds
American English Vowels
Front Central BackHigh Mid
Low
Front vowels
Jame, cake, make, brain, age, okay, bay, straight
Front vowels
Central vowels
Back vowels
’tNote: British vowel
Back vowels
Diphthongs
There are 3 diphthongs for American English.
Some differences of vowels between British English and American English
1. PronunciationBE AE
Potter, bother
Can you think of more examples?
2. The use of symbolBE AE
3. The pronunciation of final consonant American English (Rhotic accent)
BE AE
4. The change of Flap = the tapping of tongue tip against alveolar
ridge only once
This is quiet common for American English. letter /
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