theoretical_phonetics / Nothern English consonants
.docNothern English consonants vs. RP consonants
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p |
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[p] is accompanied by glottal stop [?] e.g. pity [pit?i] |
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Short staccato bursts of glottalised words with the aspirant absent or misplaced: the counties of Nothern England are not far from Scottish border, so the influence of Scotch accent is noticeable |
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t |
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[t] is accompanied by glottal stop [?] |
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k |
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[k] is accompanied by glottal stop [?] |
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g |
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v |
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s |
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z |
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h |
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[h] is usually present in all positions |
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tŞ |
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m |
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n |
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ŋ |
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Ing is [in] e.g. shilling [Silin] |
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w |
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j |
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r |
[r] may be uvular in its production (the tongue and the uvular, not the tongue and the ridge take part) |
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l |
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[l] is clean in all environments |
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