WEAK FORMS IN A TRANSCRIPTION

I don't feel myself as a foreigner at all but I certainly

aɪ dǝnt fi:l maɪself ǝz ǝ fɒreɪnǝr ǝt ɔ:l bʌt aɪ sǝt(ǝ)nli

feel myself as a Welshman. I'm proud of my heritage and

fi:l maɪself ǝz ǝ welʃmǝn // aɪm praʊd ǝv maɪ herɪtɪdʒ ǝnd

I hope, you know, God willing that I'll never lose that. And,

aɪ hǝʊp / ju: ŋǝʊ / gɒd wɪlɪŋ ðǝt aɪl nevǝ lu:z ðæt // ænd /

well, we have a culture of our own. You're brought up

wel / wi hæv ǝ kʌltʃǝr ǝv aʊǝr ǝʊn // jɔ: brɔ:t ʌp

to think about rugby, especially down in the valleys.

tǝ θɪŋk ǝ'baʊt rʌgbi / ǝspeʃǝli daʊn ɪn ðǝ vælɪz //

It's the crowning glory for anybody to play for Wales.

ɪtz ðǝ kraʊnɪŋ glǝri fǝr enɪbɒdi tǝ pleɪ fǝ weɪlz //

ASSIMILATION

Assimilation takes place when one sound takes on the place of articulation or manner of articulation of a sound before or after it.

Some examples examined in class:

refinament rɪ 'faɪn ment rǝ-, tri:, →-'faɪm

"n" becomes "m" before "m" rɪ'faɪn ment → rɪ'faɪm ment

patrol pǝ 'trǝʊl →- 'trɒʊl

Special allophone "ɒʊ" before "l" pǝ 'trǝʊl → pǝ 'trɒʊl

tempestuous tem 'pes tʃuˍǝs tǝm-, →-'peʃ-;

"s" becomes "ʃ" before "tʃ" tem 'pes tʃuˍǝs → tem 'peʃ tʃuˍǝs

cardboard 'kα:d bɔ:d → 'kα:b-

"d" becomes "b" before "b" 'kα:d bɔ:d → 'kα:b bɔ:d

institution ˌɪn 'st ɪ 'tju:ʃₔn -ǝ-, →t- 'tʃu:ʃ-

coalescense of "t" and "j" to form "tʃ"

handgun 'hænd gʌn → 'hæŋ

elision + assimilation= elision of "d" and "n" becomes "ŋ" before "g" 'hænd gʌn → 'hæŋ gʌn

enfold ɪn 'fǝʊl en-, ǝn-, → -'fɒʊl

Special allophone "ɒʊ" before "l" ɪn 'fǝʊl → ɪn 'fɒʊl

tune tju:n → tʃu:n

oalescense of "t" and "j" to form "tʃ"

landmark 'lænd mα:k →'læm

elision + assimilation= elision of "d" and "n" becomes "m" before "m" 'lænd mα:k → 'læm mα:k

LINKS

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