 #31 (permalink) Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:57 am Queen's English |
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| Englishuser wrote: |
Hi Ralf,
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| /kɔːf/ is not a standard American pronunciation. It's /k۸f/. |
I don't think many speakers of General American have the STRUT vowel in a word like 'cough'. I think the vowel is slightly elongated, more so than in STRUT, so you should have used a length marker. I also think the quality of the vowel is different from what your transcription suggests. Perhaps a speaker of American English could throw more light on this.
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Hi EU,
I hate to admit it, but your American "cough" observations are correct.
The first clip proves the lengthy "o" sound, the second the diphthong:
kawf
kwaf
Cheers,
:oops: Ralf
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