RP
ʌ
Turned V
Between open and half-open, central, neutral; checked (short), lax (weak).
For the articulation of RP /ʌ/ the jaws are considerably separated and the centre of the tongue is raised just above the fully open position. The lips are neutral and no contact is made between the tongue and the upper molars. Its quality is similar to CV 4 /a/, but slightly centralised and closer: [ä˔] [ɐ].
Spelling
| <u> | cup /kʌp/, drug /drʌɡ/, cupboard /ˈkʌbəd/, suburb /ˈsʌbɜ:b/ | ||||
| <o> | done /dʌn/, son /sʌn/, come /kʌm/, Monday /ˈmʌndi/ | ||||
| <ou> | tough /tʌf/ , enough /ɪˈnʌf/, couple /ˈkʌpl̩/ , hiccough/ˈhɪkʌp/ | ||||
| <oo> | blood /blʌd / , flood /flʌd/ | ||||
| <wo> | twopence /ˈtʌpəns/, twopenny /ˈtʌpəni/ | ||||
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Examples
| tug /tʌɡ/ |
| blood /blʌd/ |
| wonder /ˈwʌndə/ |
| doesn't /ˈdʌznt/ |
| onion / ˈʌnjən/ |
| another /əˈnʌðə/ |
| twopence /ˈtʌpəns |
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Get rough and unusual stuff in our wonderful companies
in Dublin and London.
/ˈɡet ˈrʌf ənd ʌnˈju:ʒʊəl ˈstʌf ɪn ˈaʊə ˈwʌndəfəl ˈkʌmpəniz ɪn ˈdʌblɪn ənd ˈlʌndən/ |
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The beloved mother and son jumped up just once
and had enough fun under the sun on Monday.
/ðə bɪˈlʌvɪd ˈmʌðər ənd sʌn dʒʌmpt ʌp dʒʌst wʌns ənd həd ɪˈnʌf fʌn ˈʌndə ðə sʌn ɒn ˈmʌndi/ |
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Double bubble gum,
bubbles double.
/ˈdʌbl̩ ˈbʌbl̩ ˌɡʌm | ˈbʌblᵊz ˈdʌbl/ |
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Mummies make money and a
dozen buns and muffins.
/ˈmʌmiz ˈmeɪk ˈmʌni ənd ə ˈdʌzn̩ ˈbʌnz ənd ˈmʌfɪnz/ |
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Rugged rubber baby buggy bumpers.
/ˈrʌɡɪd ˈrʌbə ˈbeɪbi ˈbʌgi ˈbʌmpəz/ |
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Mrs Hunt had a country cut front in the front of her
country cut pettycoat.
/ˈmɪsɪz ˈhʌnt həd ə ˌkʌntri ˈkʌt ˈfrʌnt ɪn ðə ˈfrʌnt əv hə ˌkʌntri ˈkʌt ˈpetikəʊt/ |
Pronunciation
The front of the tongue is slightly higher than for an open vowel. The lips are slightly spread. The soft palate is raised (unless followed by a nasal).
PSp
a
Lower case a
Open front unrounded vowel.
When we pronounce this sound, the centre of the tongue is away from the palate. The tip of the tongue touches the lower teeth. The lips are in their neutral position. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
Spelling
Examples
| alarido |
| cariño |
| ama |
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Pronunciation
The centre of the tongue is away from the palate. The tip of the tongue touches the lower teeth. The lips are in their neutral position. The vocal folds vibrate during the production of this sound.
