02.02.03
In the following words / p, k / have little or no aspiration, while / b, g / are weakly articulated in medial position. Before a weak vowel / t / tends to be voiced, and, like / d /, pronounced very briefly so that / t / and / d / are virtually identical in this position.
01 / ‘oʊpən – ‘oʊbən / |
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02 / ‘sɛkənd – ‘rɛgeɪ / |
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03 / ‘slɑːpi – ‘hɑːbi / |
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04 / ‘beɪkən – ‘peɪgən / |
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05 / ‘ræpəd – ‘ræbəd / (m) or / ‘ræpəd – ‘ræbɪt / (f) |
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06 / ‘lækɪŋ – ‘lægɪŋ / |
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07 / ‘ætəm – ‘ædəm / |
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08 / ‘pʊtɪŋ – ‘pʊdɪŋ / |
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09 / ‘liːtr – ‘liːdər / |
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10 / ‘mɛtl – ‘mɛdl / |
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11 / ‘fjuːtl – ‘fjuːdl / |
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12 / ‘hɜrtl – ‘hɜrdl / |
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