Oxford Progressive English Course Book 3 [antikvár]

SOUNDS AND SPELLINGS NOTES ON THE PHONETIC SYMBOLS Values of the phonetic symbols are illustrateci on pages viii and ix. The mark : indicates length, and may also indicate a différence in quality. The vowel in sit is short and the vowel in seat is long. There is a différence in quality between the vowels in sit and seat. The two words are transcribed sit and si:t. The mark : does not indicate the relative length of vowels. Seat si :t and seed si :d are both transcribed with the symbol i:, but the vowel in seed is normally longer than the vowel in seat. In the noun record 'rekoid the vowel sound or is shorter than the vowel sound o: in the verb record ri'koid. The length of a vowel often depends upon the following consonant (s) and the stress. Students who use the English Pronouncing Dictionary of Dr Daniel Jones will find some smal! différences in the symbols used for vowel sounds. They are: (In this book) (In D. Jones, Dictionary) a (as in cat) ae a: (as in father) a: o (as in hot) D o: (as in bought) o: oi (as in boy) DI ea (as in chair) ea The mark 1 indicates a stressed syllable. It is placed in front o f the stressed syllable: many 'meni, above a'bAV. The mark , indicates a secondary stress: examination ig.zami'neijn. This word has a secondary stress on the second syllable and a primáry stress on the fourth syllable. The asterisk (as in wea*) indicates the possibility of r-linking. Compare : Where was it? wea 'woz i t ? Where is it? wear 'iz it?