Phonemic chart of Australian vowels
From Teflpedia
| Short vowels | ɪ | ʊ | a | ɔ | ə | æ | e |
| kit | foot | strut | lot - cloth | comma - letter | trap - lad | dress |
| Long vowels | iː | ʉː | aː | oː | ɜː | æː |
| fleece - happy | goose | bath - car palm |
thought - north force - sure |
nurse | bad |
| Diphthongs | ɪə | əʉ | ɑe | oɪ | eː | æɔ | æɪ |
| near | goat | price | choice | square | mouth | face |
The /ʊə/ phoneme has disappeared from Australian speech. It has been split into the THOUGHT vowel [oː] and the disyllabic sequence [ʉə].
The /əʊ/ phoneme sounds [ɔʊ] before /l/. This means that goat /gəʊt/ [gəʉt] and goal /gəʊl/ [gɔʊl] have significantly different diphthongs.
See also[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Wikipedia, Australian English phonology.
