Hello friends,
I have recently begun a personal and analytical study of the standard accent of British English, 'Received Pronunciation.'
Although there are many categories and subcategories to consider, my focus initially has been to pronounce each vowel of Received Pronunciation properly.
In order to develop a clear understanding of the 'Received Pronunciation,' I am using the information that I have found and that concerns the major accent of American English, 'General American,' since I am an American.
As for my question, I have noticed a difference between the phonetic 'transcription' of General American and Received Pronunciation.
Consider the following word as an example:
English word: Law
General American: /lɔ/
Received Pronunciation: /lɔː/
Website: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/law
The /ː/ is a diacritic form of the colon that is known as the 'Triangular colon.'
The difference between these two transcriptions is the Triangular colon, /ː/, but how does it alter the sound of the vowel /ɔ/?
Thank you for your help.
Sincerely,
Arnold
