This video will explain 7 short vowel sound in English phonetics. I am just learning phonetics..for best results you can use http://www.bbclearningenglish.com
In modern RP, /e/ and /ɛ/ are for all intends and purposes merged. The vowel in "bed" is higher than [ɛ] and the vowel in "may" is lower than [e], This merged vowel roughly equals the Spanish "e" which neither corresponds to the cardinal [e] nor to the cardinal [ɛ]. For the transcription of British English, it has therefore become convention to transcribe the vowels in both, "bed" and "may", as /e/.
Just a comment on notation. /e/ is not the vowel you are pronouncing. /e/ occurs only in glides in English, which one might transcribe /ej/ or /ei/, as in the word "may." The symbol for the vowel you are pronouncing is called epsilon.
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In modern RP, /e/ and /ɛ/ are for all intends and purposes merged. The vowel in "bed" is higher than [ɛ] and the vowel in "may" is lower than [e], This merged vowel roughly equals the Spanish "e" which neither corresponds to the cardinal [e] nor to the cardinal [ɛ]. For the transcription of British English, it has therefore become convention to transcribe the vowels in both, "bed" and "may", as /e/.
berndf0 2 months ago
非常好,谢谢!
shayexu10 2 months ago
Just a comment on notation. /e/ is not the vowel you are pronouncing. /e/ occurs only in glides in English, which one might transcribe /ej/ or /ei/, as in the word "may." The symbol for the vowel you are pronouncing is called epsilon.
karlkid333 3 months ago
made my homework easier :D thanks man
DanielHesslow 5 months ago
Good video! Thanks from Brazil
danieldesouzaramos 1 year ago
i am first ('_')
i come with peace
tobikmade 2 years ago