RP
ɔ:
Latin small letter open o
Between half-open and half-close, back, with medium lip rounding. Free (long) and tense (strong).
For the articulation of RP /ɔ:/ the back of the tongue is raised between the half-open and half-close position and no contact is made between the tongue and the upper molars. There is medium lip-rounding. Its quality lies between CV 6 [ɔ] and CV 7 [o], i.e. [ɔ˔] or [o˕].
Spelling
| <ar, or, ore, ure> | war /wɔ:/, toward /təˈwɔ:d/, sword /sɔ:d/, forward /ˈfɔ:wəd/, sore /sɔ:/, sure /ʃʊə/ | ||||||
| <oa> | broad /brɔ:d/, abroad /əˈbrɔ:d/ | ||||||
| <our, oar, oor> | four /fɔ:/, board /bɔ:d/, poor /pɔ:/ | ||||||
| <aw, au, augh> | awful /ˈɔ:fl̩/, cause /kɔ:z/, daughter /ˈdɔ:tə/ | ||||||
| <a> + <ll, lt, ld, lk, ls> | all /ɔ:l/, salt /sɔ:lt/ , bald /bɔːld/, stalk /stɔ:k/, also /ˈɔ:lsəʊ/ | ||||||
| <ou> + <silent gh> | ought /ɔ:t/, fought /fɔ:t/ | ||||||
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Examples
| law / lɔ: / |
| bald /bɔ:ld / |
| sought /sɔ:t/ |
| sword /sɔ:d/ |
| water /ˈwɔ:tə/ |
| always /ˈɔ:lweɪz/ |
| before /bɪˈfɔ:/ |
| author /ˈɔ:θə/ |
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Sean's daughter, Laura, adores small tortoises and football.
ˈʃɔ:nz ˈdɔ:tə ˈlɔ:rə əˈdɔ:z ˈsmɔ:l ˈtɔ:təsɪz ənd ˈfʊtbɔ:l/ |
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Paul thought going to Malta in August or in autumn is a bore.
/ˈpɔ:l ˈθɔ:t ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə ˈmɔ:ltə ɪn ˈɔ:ɡəst ɔ:r ɪn ˈɔ:təm ˈɪz ə ˈbɔ:/ |
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The author of the story, George, has already gone in the yacht for a fourteen minute sail in the cold water.
/ ði ˈɔ:θə əv ðə ˈstɔ:ri ˈdʒɔ:dʒ həz ɔ:lˈredi ˈɡɒn ɪn ðə ˈjɒt fər ə ˌfɔ:ti:n ˌmɪnɪt ˈseɪl ɪn ðə ˈkəʊld ˈwɔ:tə/ |
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Knife and a fork, bottle and a cork that is the way you spell New York.
/naɪf ənd ə fɔ:k ˈbɒtl̩ ənd ə ˈkɔ:k ˈðæt ɪs ðə ˈweɪ ju ˈspel ˈnju: ˈjɔ:k/ |
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Does this shop sport cords and short socks with spots?
/dəz ðɪs ˈʃɒp ˈspɔ:t ˈkɔ:dz ənd ˈʃɔ:t ˈsɒks wɪð ˈspɒts/ |
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I saw a saw in Warsaw that could outsaw any saw that I ever saw.
/ˈaɪ ˈsɔ: ə ˈsɔ: ɪn ˈwɔ:sɔ: ðət kəd ˌaʊtˈsɔ: ˈeni ˈsɔ: ðət ˈaɪ ˈevə ˈsɔ:/ |
Pronunciation
The back of the tongue is placed between the half-open and half-closed position. There's medium lip-rounding and no contact is made between the tongue and the upper molars. The soft palate is raised (unless followed by a nasal).
PSp
o
Latin small letter o
Half-open back vowel.
When we pronounce this sound, the back of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate, between the half-open and the half-close position. The lips are rounded. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
Spelling
Examples
| origen |
| cosa |
| coro |
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Pronunciation
The back of the tongue is raised towards the soft palate, between the half-open and the half-close position. The lips are rounded. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
