A Course in Phonetics UC Berkeley Linguistics

Chapter 2: Exercise D

Transcribe the following words or phrases as they are pronounced by either the British or the American speaker in the audio clips below. Be careful to put in stress marks at the proper places. Use a phonemic transcription, and note which speaker you are transcribing.

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American EnglishBritish English
31. languages
31. languages
32. impossibility
32. impossibility
33. boisterous
33. boisterous
34. youngster
34. youngster
35. another
35. another
36. diabolical
36. diabolical
37. nearly over
37. nearly over
38. red riding hood
38. red riding hood
39. inexcusable
39. inexcusable
40. chocolate pudding
40. chocolate pudding