Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
phonological system
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gptkb:General_American_English
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| gptkbp:hasAllophone |
dark l [ɫ] in coda position
flapped /t/ and /d/ between vowels nasalized vowels before nasal consonants |
| gptkbp:hasConsonants |
/p, b, t, d, k, ɡ, f, v, θ, ð, s, z, ʃ, ʒ, h, tʃ, dʒ, m, n, ŋ, l, r, w, j/
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| gptkbp:hasFeature |
flapping
rhoticity Mary–marry–merry merger cot–caught merger (variable) yod-dropping after alveolar consonants T-voicing no /æ/ raising before nasal consonants (variable) no /ɑ/–/ɔ/ distinction in many speakers no /ɒ/ vowel no /ɒ/–/ɑː/ distinction no /ɒ/–/ɒ/ distinction no /ɒ/–/ɔː/ distinction no /ɒ/–/ʌ/ distinction no /ɜː/ vowel no /ɪə/ or /eə/ diphthongs no /ʉ/ vowel no /ʊə/ diphthong no broad a in 'father' no glottal stop for /t/ in most positions no h-dropping no intrusive r no l-vocalization no linking r (since r is always pronounced) no non-prevocalic /r/ deletion no trap–bath split weak vowel merger |
| gptkbp:hasIntonationPattern |
non-rising declarative intonation
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| gptkbp:hasMerger |
Mary–marry–merry merger
caught–cot merger (variable) horse–hoarse merger pin–pen merger (in some regions) |
| gptkbp:hasPhonotacticConstraint |
no /h/ at word-final position
no /j/ at word-final position no /w/ at word-final position no /ŋ/ at word-initial position |
| gptkbp:hasStressPattern |
primary and secondary stress
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| gptkbp:hasSyllabicConsonant |
/n/ and /l/ in unstressed syllables
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| gptkbp:hasUnstressedVowelReduction |
schwa /ə/
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| gptkbp:hasVowelInventory |
/i, ɪ, eɪ, ɛ, æ, ɑ, ɔ, oʊ, ʊ, u, ʌ, ə/
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
General American phonology
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Standard_American_English
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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