central
and
open,
/ае/ -
longer,
/о:/ -
half open
and
shorter,
especially,
before voiceless plosive consonants, diphthong /ou/ is centralized
and indicated by the symbol /эи/ etc. and also the changes in the
pronunciation o f some consonants may be observed. There are
also some changes in word accentuation of RP. Stress is shifted
from the first syllable to the second in such words as
primarily,
harass, statutory, mandatory, rhetoric etc.
Some changes in the
pronunciation of RP is caused by American influence. Changes in
pronunciation are inevitable in time, but the evolution which af
fects the basic phonological system used, happens to be rather
slow.
It should be mentioned that despite the fact there are some
differences between
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |