Chapter 2 vowels
Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Australian English vowels
HCE | MD | Example Word |
iː | i | beat |
ɪ | ɪ | bit |
e | ɛ | bet |
eː | ɛə | cared |
æ | æ | bat |
ɐː | a | Bart |
ɐ | ʌ | but |
ɔ | ɒ | pot |
oː | ɔ | bought |
ʊ | ʊ | put |
ʉː | u | boot |
ɜː | ɜ | Bert |
æɪ | eɪ | bait |
ɑe | aɪ | bite |
oɪ | ɔɪ | Boyd |
æɔ | aʊ | bout |
əʉ | oʊ | boat |
ɪə | ɪə | beard |
ə | ə | the (not ‘thee’) |
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