Vowels

Long and Short Vowels

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R Vowel Modifier

In general, North American English is "rhotic" ("r' is always pronounced after vowels), while British English are "non-rhotic". Regardless, in both accents, an "r" after a vowel typically causes the vowel to change.

However, because Lapwing was created with North American English in mind, the rules that represent these changes sometimes don't fit with British English. As such, Warbler has additional rules to bridge this gap:

-R for All R

As long as an "r" is present after any vowel, you should include it in the outline even if you don't pronounce it.

Examples

• car → KAR

• per → PER

• fir → TPEUR

• tore → TOR

• nurture → TPHUR/KHUR

AR

The North American "air" sound corresponds to two different British sounds: /eə/ as in "care", and /ær/ as in "parry". Lapwing always uses AEUR, while Warbler uses AEUR only for the first, and AR for the second.

Examples

• parry → PAR/KWREU

• carry → CAR/KWREU

• parallel → PAR/KWRA/HREL