English PHONOLOGY

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BilabialPlosive/p/pot
hope
please
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/pɑt/
/hoʊp/
/pliz/
/pɹɪnt/
poʊ.lənd/
BilabialPlosive/b/bone
web
blog
broom
Belgium
boʊn/
/wɛb/
/blɑɡ/
/bɹum/
bɛl.dʒəm/
BilabialNasal/m/Moon
Home
calm
arm
Mexico
/mun/
/hoʊm/
/kɑlm/
/aɹm/
mɛk.sɪ.koʊ/
LabiodentalFricative/f/foot
safe
fly
free
France
/fʊt/
/seɪf/
/flaɪ/
/fɹi/
/fɹæns/
LabiodentalFricative/v/vow
cave
silver
carve
Vietnam
/vaʊ/
/keɪv/
/ˈsɪl.vɚ/
/kɑɹv/
/vjɛʔˈnæm/
DentalFricative/θ/thing
math
throw
monthly
Ethiopia
/θɪŋ/
/mæθ/
/θɹoʊ/
/ˈmʌnθli/
/iθiˈoʊpi.ə/
DentalFricative/ð/they
breathe
nevertheless
father
Netherlands
/ðeɪ/
/bɹið/
/ˈnɛv.ɚ.ðə.lɛs/
/ˈfɑðɚ/
/ˈnɛð.ɚ.ləndz/
AlveolarPlosive/t/ten
note
art
trip
Turkey
/tɛn/
/noʊt/
/ɑɹt/
/tɹɪp/
tɝ.ki/
AlveolarPlosive/d/day
sad
card
dry
Denmark
/deɪ/
/sæd/
/kɑɹd/
/dɹaɪ/
dɛn.mɑɹk/
AlveolarNasal/n/knot
can
earn
ilness
Norway
/nɑt/
/kæn/
n/
/ˈɪl.nəs /
nɔɹ.weɪ/
AlveolarFlap/ɾ/body
city
better
winter
Guatemala
/ˈbɑ.ɾi/
/ˈsɪ.ɾi/
/ˈbɛ.ɾɚ/
/'wɪn.ɾɚ/
/ɡwɑ.ɾəˈmɑ.lə/
AlveolarFricative/s/Sun
voice
disrupt
sleigh
Syria
/sʌn/
/vɔɪs/
/dɪsˈrʌpt/
/sleɪ/
sɪɹ.i.ə/
AlveolarFricative/z/zoo
files
grizzly
israeli
Zambia
/zu/
/faɪlz/
/ˈɡɹɪz.li/
zˈɹeɪ.li/
zæm.bi.ə/
AlveolarApproximant/ɹ/rat
care
barn
yearly
Russia
/ɹæt/
/kɛɹ/
/bɑɹn/
/ˈjɪəɹ.li/
ɹʌ.ʃə/
AlveolarLateral
approximant
/l/lot
file
almost
railroad
Lebanon
/lɑt/
/faɪl/
/ˈɔl.moʊst/
/ˈɹeɪl.ɹoʊd/
lɛ.bə.nɑn/
PostalveolarFricative/ʃ/shy
ash
shrink
freshly
Croatia
/ʃaɪ/
ʃ/
ʃɹɪŋk/
/ˈfɹɛʃ.li/
/kɹoʊˈeɪ.ʃə/
PostalveolarFricative/ʒ/usual
beige
leisure
version
Malaysia
/ˈju.ʒu.əl/
/ˈbeɪʒ/
/ˈli.ʒɚ/
/ˈvɝ.ʒən/
/məˈleɪ.ʒə/
Palato-alveolarAffricate/ʧ/cheese
much
achieve
March
China
/ʧiz/
/mʌʧ/
/əˈʧiv/
/mɑɹʧ/
ʧaɪ.nə/
Palato-alveolarAffricate/ʤ/gin
angel
urge
algebra
Japan
/ʤɪn/
/ˈeɪn.ʤəl/
ʤ/
/ˈæl.ʤə.bɹə/
/ʤəˈpæn/
PalatalApproximant/j/yet
argue
cure
onion
Yemen
/jɛt/
/ˈɑɹ.ɡju/
/kjʊɹ/
/ˈʌn.jən/
jɛm.ən/
VelarPlosive/k/call
make
club
cry
Korea
/kɔl/
/meɪk/
/klʌb/
/kɹaɪ/
/kəˈɹi.ə/
VelarPlosive/ɡ/get
big
glad
grey
Greece
/ɡɛt/
/bɪɡ/
/ɡlæd/
/ɡɹeɪ/
/ɡɹiːs/
VelarNasal/ŋ/ring
anger
thanks
wrong
Mongolia
/ɹɪŋ/
/ˈæŋ.ɡɚ/
/θæŋks/
/ɹɔŋ/
/mɑŋˈɡoʊ.li.ə/
GlottalPlosive/ʔ/uh-oh
football
background
clipboard
Latvia
/ˈʌʔ.oʊ/
/ˈfʊʔ.bɔl/
/ˈbæʔ.ɡɹaʊnd/
/ˈklɪʔ.bɔɹd/
/ˈlɑʔ.vi.ə/
GlottalFricative/h/who
ahead
mishandle
unhappy
Hungary
/hu/
/əˈhɛd/
/mɪsˈhæn.dl/
/ʌnˈhæp.i/
hʌŋ.ɡəɹ.i/
LabiovelarApproximant/w/wow
quit
one
work
Wales
/waʊ/
/kwɪt/
/wʌn/
/wɝk/
/weɪlz/