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3. Pronunciation peculiarities
The peculiarities of Australian English pronunciation are less investigated than
those of American English, but the existence of the Australian type is of no doubt.
Following some investigators (A.Mitchell, S.Baker, G.Orlov) there can be
singled out 3 varieties of AusE:
1.
Cultivated (or Educated) Australian
2.
General Australian (AuS)
3.
Broad Australian
Cultivated Australian
is an accepted norm of literary pronunciation and is
characterized by an attempt to preserve the features of RP.
General Australian
is the most accepted standard in pronunciation. One can
hear it on the radio and TV; 75% of Australians speak G.AusE.
Broad Australian
(sometimes also called Popular Australian) is the variant
spoken by the less educated and socially disadvantaged people.
Below are given some peculiarities typical for the General AusE.
A)
Australian Vowels
The long vowel [i:] has a tendency to diphthongization in the word final
position, e.g.:
see
[si:j]
G.Aus. speakers prefer to use the diphthong [ai] instead of [i:], e.g.
crinoline
[krinəlain] (British [`krinəli:n])
The final [i] tends to diphthongization and sometimes thriphthongisation, e.g.:
nearly [niəlei],
infinite
[infainait]
Instead of [ei] G.Aus. speakers prefer [æ], e.g.
basic
[bæsik]
The vowel [ei] often turns into [i], and even [ʌi], e.g.
always
[ɔ:lwʌiz],
say
[sʌi], made [mʌid]
The vowel [e] tends to acquire a certain quality of [i], e.g.:
very
[viri],
cherry
[tʃiri]
The vowel [æ] is often pronounced as [e]:
hand
[hend],
can
[ken]
Instead of [a:] in most positions Australians use [æ]:
dance
[dæns],
chance
[tʃæns],
advance
[ədvæns]
The diphthong [ai] is pronounced as [ɔi], e.g.:
fly
[flɔi],
time
[tɔim],
high
[hɔi]
The diphthong [uə] is pronounced as [ɔ]:
poor
[pɔ:]
B)
Australian consonants
Australian consonants are similar to RP consonants. The most observable
tendencies are as follows:
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the omission of consonants
k,t,g,h
in some words, e.g.:
picture
[
‘
pitʃə],
facts
[fæks],
recognize
[rikə‟naiz]
the substitution of consonants in certain words, e.g.:
morning
[mɔ:nən],
diphtheria
[`dip`θiəriə]
the intrusion of new consonants, e.g.:
suggest
[seg`dʒest]
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