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287<br />

AMERICAN PRONUNCIATION<br />

SHORT VOWELS (FULL = STRESSED VOWELS)<br />

FRONT CENTRAL BACK<br />

CLOSE /ɪ/ /ʊ/<br />

CLOSE-MID<br />

OPEN-MID /ɛ/ /ʌ/<br />

OPEN<br />

/æ/<br />

LONG VOWELS (FULL = STRESSED VOWELS)<br />

FRONT CENTRAL BACK<br />

CLOSE<br />

/i/ /u/<br />

CLOSE-MID<br />

/e/ /o/<br />

OPEN-MID<br />

/ɝ/ /ɔ/<br />

OPEN<br />

/ɑ/<br />

UNSTRESSED VOWELS (REDUCED VOWELS)<br />

/ɪ/ /ə/ /l/ /m/ /n/<br />

AMERICAN DIPH-THONGS<br />

STARTING CLOSE<br />

CLOSING<br />

RETROFLEX<br />

/ɪ/<br />

/ʊ/<br />

/r/<br />

/ɪr/ /ʊr/<br />

STARTING MID /eɪ/ /ɔɪ/ /oʊ/ /ɛr/ /ɔr/<br />

STARTING OPEN /aɪ/ /aʊ/ /ɑr/

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