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    Common Words: Phoneme /ɑ

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    This document discusses the phoneme /ɑː/ in British English and General American. It describes the vowel sound represented by /ɑː/ in each variety and provides examples of common words containing this sound like "start", "art", and "palm". It also notes differences in pronunciation of /ɑːr/ sequences between the varieties. Finally, it identifies some anticipated pronunciation difficulties for learners based on their native language, such as Spanish speakers struggling with the pronunciation of /ɑː/ with and without following "r".

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    This document discusses the phoneme /ɑː/ in British English and General American. It describes the vowel sound represented by /ɑː/ in each variety and provides examples of common words containing this sound like "start", "art", and "palm". It also notes differences in pronunciation of /ɑːr/ sequences between the varieties. Finally, it identifies some anticipated pronunciation difficulties for learners based on their native language, such as Spanish speakers struggling with the pronunciation of /ɑː/ with and without following "r".

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    This document discusses the phoneme /ɑː/ in British English and General American. It describes the vowel sound represented by /ɑː/ in each variety and provides examples of common words containing this sound like "start", "art", and "palm". It also notes differences in pronunciation of /ɑːr/ sequences between the varieties. Finally, it identifies some anticipated pronunciation difficulties for learners based on their native language, such as Spanish speakers struggling with the pronunciation of /ɑː/ with and without following "r".

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    Phoneme /ɑː/

    This phonetics article is based on British English and received pronunciation.


    For an article valid in most of the English speaking world see IPA phoneme
    /ɑː/. For American English see Phoneme /ɑː/ in General American and
    Phoneme /æ/ in General American.In Received Pronunciation, the IPA
    phonetic symbol /ɑː/ corresponds to the vowel sound in words like "start",
    "art", "bath", "ask", "palm" and "spa".

    In General American this symbol corresponds to the vowel sound in words like "start",
    "art", "palm", "spa", "lot" and "stop". See also Phoneme /ɑː/ in General American and IPA
    phoneme /ɒ/.

    In Received Pronunciation /ɑːr/ is pronounced [ɑː] unless it is followed by a vowel, i.e.


    the "r" is normally silent unless it is followed by a vowel.

    In General American the "r" is always pronounced.

    There are places in the United Kingdom where the "r" is pronounced, and places in
    North America where it is not pronounced.

    Common words edit

    Some common words which practice the pronunciation of /ɑː/ include the following:

    ● with "a" (AmE /æ/): advance - advantage - after - answer - ask - banana -
    basket - bath - branch - can't - cast - castle - chance - class - contrast - dance
    - demand - disaster - draft - example - fast - glance - glass - grant - grass -
    half - last - master - pass - past - path - plant - photograph - rather - sample -
    staff - task - vast
    others: father /ˈfɑːðər/BrE AmE - tomato /təˈmɑːtəʊ/BrE /təˈmeɪtəʊ/AmE

    ● with "ar": apart, are /ər, ɑːr/, aren't, argue /ˈɑːrɡjuː/, argument, arm, army, art,
    article, artist, bar, car, card, carpet, charge, charm, chart, dark, department,
    far, farm, garden, guard /ɡɑːrd/, guitar, hard, harm, large, march, mark,
    market, park, part, partner, party, regard, remark, sharp, smart, star, start,
    target /ˈtɑːrɡɪt/, yard

    Spelling anomalies
    ● with "au" (AmE /æ/): aunt - draughtBrE /drɑːft/ - laugh
    ● clerk /klɑːrk,BrE klɜːrkAmE/
    ● heart

    Homophones
    ● aren't - aunt;
    ● draft (rough version) - draughtBrE (flow of air)

    Less common words


    ● /ɑː/BrE AmE: bra, calm, drama, facade, koala, lama, llama, nuance, palm, spa

    These words don't rhyme


    ● /ɑː, æ/: example - ample; father - gather; demand - hand; pass - mass;
    ● /ɑːðz, æθs/: paths - maths

    Anticipated pronunciation difficulties


    depending on L1
    Preconceived ideas and other interferences from L1 obviously interfere in many cases
    with how students perceive - and pronounce - sounds/words in English. The following
    sections aims to point out some of the most typical difficulties teachers and students
    may encounter regarding pronunciation.

    Spanish
    Many Spanish speakers have difficulty remembering that in Received Pronunciation /ɑː/
    is pronounced the same whether there is an "r" after the "a" or not.

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