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Scottish English....Triphthongs Please
note: the words and symbols below refer to the British English sounds. They
are only provided for comparison. Many of the Scottish sounds are quite different! |
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.>>>> | fewer, cure, "I knew a man" | |||
| slower, mower, Goa, "go a mile", "sew a shirt" | ||||
| shower, hour, power, sour, "how are the boys?" | ||||
| hire, higher, liar, fire, buyer, diagram, "Why are we here?" | ||||
Notes on Scottish English vowel sounds..
Our warmest thanks go to ...
| Speaker | Geographical origin | Date of recording | Approx age |
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Kenneth MacLennan |
Fort
William, W Highlands |
March 6, 2001 | 26 |
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