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ꜰʟᴇᴇᴄᴇ vowel phoneme /iː/
The ꜰʟᴇᴇᴄᴇ vowel phoneme /iː/ is an English vowel phoneme consisting of the vowel sound used by English speakers in its keyword fleece.[1][2]
Words found in the ꜰʟᴇᴇᴄᴇ lexical set are pronounced like this.
In RP, it’s considered a long vowel, and marked with a triangular colon for length. In General American, this length distinction is not important.
The standard pronunciation is notated as a long monophthong close front unrounded vowel [iː]; but very commonly this actually has a slight diphthong.
Geoff Lindsey points out that the sound is usually a slight diphthong and suggests the alternative notation of /ɪj/.[3]
To avoid vowel hiatus, speakers typically use linking /j/ for a liaison linking sound. Note that if a diphthong is used, then the [j] is already present at the end of the vowel, so isn’t extra.
Spelling[edit | edit source]
Spelling may be ⟨ee⟩, ⟨ea⟩, ⟨e-e⟩, ⟨ei⟩, ⟨ie⟩. Tabulate.
