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Chapter 8 KIT: Still Going Strong (but happY Never Existed)RP used short-lax [ɪ] in many contexts. Today it occurs only before consonants. Elsewhere it’s been replaced with the long-tense FLEECE vowel /iː/ [ɪj], or in closing diphthongs with a glide, [i̯] or [j].

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Chapter 9 FOOT: Even Rarer, but Still CommonThe FOOT vowel /ʊ/ was very widespread in RP, as it occurred in many weak syllables. It’s now rarer in weak syllables, but the small number of words with strong FOOT are very frequently used. Its modern pronunciation is central, [ɵ].

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Chapter 10 Weak Vowel MergerRP used the KIT and FOOT vowels very widely in weak syllables. Before consonants, they’re increasingly interchangeable with, or replaced by, schwa /ə/. This is further advanced with FOOT than with KIT.

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Chapter 12 PRICE and MOUTHIn RP, the first part of the PRICE diphthong was rather front, while many speakers gave the first part of the MOUTH diphthong a back quality. Today, PRICE begins further back and MOUTH further forward.

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Chapter 14 More Aspiration (and Affrication)In RP, aspiration of /p/, /t/ and /k/ was restricted to stressed syllables. It’s now general, except after fricatives, especially /s/. In the case of /t/, the plosive is generally affricated, [tˢ].

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