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The so-called '''“long u” sound''' is an informal term that means '''the long sounds of the letter u''' which are '''[[IPA phonetic sequence /juː/]]''', as in ''cute'' or ''computer'' and [[IPA phoneme /uː/]] as in ''flu'' or ''lunar''.
The '''ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ vowel phoneme /uː/''' is an [[English]] [[vowel phoneme]] consisting of the vowel sound [[English speaker]]s use in its keyword ''goose''.<ref>{{youglish|goose}}</ref>


In the case of ''u'' as /juː/ it is said that the letter “says its name”. In the case of ''cute'' or ''huge'' it is said that the [[magic e|magic ''e'']] “makes the letter say its name”
[[Word]]s in the [[{{goose}} lexical set]] are pronounced with this phoneme.


The terms “long u” and “short u” are not recommended because /juː/ and /uː/ are different sounds, because the opposition between /juː/ or /uː/ and /ʌ/ ([[So-called “short u”|“short ''u''”]]) is not only a difference in length, but mainly a difference in quality. Instead of saying "''few'' is pronounced with long ''u''" it would be better to say "''few'' is pronounced with the vowel of ''cute''. Alternatively it could be said "''few'' is pronounced like the long sound of the letter u".
The standard pronunciation in both [[RP]] and [[General American]] is as a [[close back rounded vowel]] [u]. [[Geoff Lindsey]] points out the sound is a slight [[diphthong]] and uses the symbol instead and should be /ʉw/ <ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtnlGH055TA&t=500s</ref>


==“Long ''u''” in combinations==
After /uː/ speakers use [[linking /w/]] to avoid [[hiatus]].
When children learn to read they are sometimes told a supposed rule (that holds true only 40% of the time) which says "[[when two vowels go walking, the first one does the talking]]". For this or for other reasons, when ''u'' is found in combinations sounding /juː/ or /uː/, the term “long ''u''” is used as well.


*ue: /juː/: argue - cue - hue
It becomes merged with the [[{{foot}} vowel phoneme]] in the [[{{foot}}–{{goose}} merger]].
:/uː/: blue - clue - issue - true
*ui: /juː/: suit
:/uː/: cruise - juice


== See also ==
== References ==
*[[So-called “short u”|So-called “short ''u''”]]
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*[[Pronunciation of the letter U]]


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Latest revision as of 08:22, 23 February 2024

The ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ vowel phoneme /uː/ is an English vowel phoneme consisting of the vowel sound English speakers use in its keyword goose.[1]

Words in the ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ lexical set are pronounced with this phoneme.

The standard pronunciation in both RP and General American is as a close back rounded vowel [u]. Geoff Lindsey points out the sound is a slight diphthong and uses the symbol instead and should be /ʉw/ [2]

After /uː/ speakers use linking /w/ to avoid hiatus.

It becomes merged with the ꜰᴏᴏᴛ vowel phoneme in the ꜰᴏᴏᴛ–ɢᴏᴏꜱᴇ merger.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Pronunciation of goose at YouGlish
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtnlGH055TA&t=500s
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