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10Likes- 09-Jan-2012, 13:14 #1
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Already (pronunciation) Hello.
I have heard of this word being pronounced with the first or the second vowel stressed.
The OALD, and that is a pity, gets a mention only of the first form. So can both be used interchangeably?
I would be grateful for any mistake you might right in the post.
Thanks, Alex.
- 09-Jan-2012, 14:34 #2
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Teacher Re: Already (pronunciation) /):lredi/. I think the primary stress should be on the first syllable. I do not think that a long monothong is ever silent...the /i:/ /a:/ /):/ /U:/ and /£:/
- 09-Jan-2012, 20:56 #3
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Teacher Re: Already (pronunciation) The BrE pronunciation is with the stress on the second syllable. This is where it is given in my sixth edition of the OALD (as well as in every other dictionary I have to hand.)
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- 09-Jan-2012, 21:00 #4
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Teacher Re: Already (pronunciation) No monophthong, indeed no sound, can be silent!
Originally Posted by rhapsomatr[B Last edited by 5jj; 10-Jan-2012 at 17:41.
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- 10-Jan-2012, 17:24 #5
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Re: Already (pronunciation) Isn't it "monophthong"? Originally Posted by 5jj 
(You're the one who taught me the correct spellling!
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- 10-Jan-2012, 17:41 #6
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Teacher Re: Already (pronunciation) Thanks. Originally Posted by birdeen's call Isn't it "monophthong"?
Bad typo day.
I have changed it, in case people don't read to the end of the thread (and to spare my blushes).Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 11-Jan-2012, 00:45 #7
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Teacher Re: Already (pronunciation) indeed no sound, can be silent![/COLOR][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
'silent' in phonetics means 'unstressed'...like the 'a' in 'above', the 'er' in 'mother' (the 12th vowel sound that looks like an inverted 'e' )
And, there are silent allophones in English phonology... The 'l' in calm, the 'd' in sandwich
- 11-Jan-2012, 00:53 #8
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Teacher Re: Already (pronunciation) Already is always pronounced with the /e/ stressed, not the /a/.
- 11-Jan-2012, 09:58 #9
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Teacher Re: Already (pronunciation) No it doesn't.'silent' in phonetics means 'unstressed'.../ə/ is known as 'schwa'. I don't know what you mean by 'the 12th vowel sound'.like the 'a' in 'above', the 'er' in 'mother' (the 12th vowel sound that looks like an inverted 'e' )
No. The letter 'l' in 'calm' is not pronounced. There is no allophone of /l/ in the word.And, there are silent allophones in English phonology... The 'l' in calm, the 'd' in sandwichContext is always important; labelling is rarely important.
- 11-Jan-2012, 10:33 #10
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Re: Already (pronunciation) While I believe this is true for BrE, I think it's not for AmE. If I find an example in a near future, I'll post it here. Originally Posted by 5jj
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