happy "u" or rounded half-close back vowel (ʊ)?

[Ermaks]

Greetings!

I found myself confused when my Phonetics teacher corrected the transcription of this sentence from my phonetics exam:

"I don't know how to."

my transcription was:

/aɪ 'dəʊn nəʊ ̩'haʊ tu/

whereas the corrected version was:

/aɪ 'dəʊn nəʊ ̩'haʊ tʊ/

I have never seen this tʊ before, and it doesn't appear in the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary by John Wells, for example.

So what's your opinion.:?:

Ermaks

 

[5jj]

I found myself confused when my Phonetics teacher corrected the transcription of this sentence from my phonetics exam:

"I don't know how to."....my transcription was:.../aɪ 'dəʊn nəʊ ̩'haʊ tu/
Your version is correct for BrE. Indeed, in this clause-final position, some would even say /tu:/.....
whereas the corrected version was:/aɪ 'dəʊn nəʊ ̩'haʊ tʊ/. .....
This is possible, but unlikely, in the clause-final position

I have never seen this tʊ before, and it doesn't appear in the Longman Pronunciation Dictionary by John Wells, for example.
It does appear as a possible weak form in the Cambridge English Pronouncing dictionary, but is not referred to in the notes, which mention only /tə/

So what's your opinion.:?: Unprintable.

5

 

[Ermaks]

Thanks for your feedback ,5 =) :up:.