English phonology
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Like many other languages, English has wide variation in pronunciation, both historically and from dialect to dialect. In general, however, the regional dialects of English share a largely similar (but not identical) phonological system. Among other things, most dialects have vowel reduction in unstressed syllables and a complex set of phonological features that distinguish fortis and lenis consonants (stops, affricates, and fricatives).
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See also
- Australian English phonology
- English orthography
- English pronunciation of Greek letters
- General American
- Non-native pronunciations of English
- Old English phonology
- Perception of English /r/ and /l/ by Japanese speakers
- Phonological development
- Phonological history of English vowels
- Phonological history of English consonants
- Pronunciation of English ⟨th⟩
- Received Pronunciation
- Regional accents of English
- Rhoticity in English
- T-glottalization
- R-colored vowel
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