American Transcriptions Avery & Prator& Wolfram Kreidier Fromkin& Lado & Erlich Robinett & Johnson (1929) Rodman Fries (1992) (1985)_(1982) (1982) (1954) Front vowels beat, see, tree iy iy iG@zy) is i i beer, we're, ear "jer ir ir here, mirror er- ster vit, chick I” I Ie I I bait, bay, day ey ey ee) ei e e ‘bear, chair cor er bet, step € e & © e e bat, ham, wax 2 e 2 2 2 2 (Southern) buy, five, mine a Central vowels salad i bird, fur, person ar or é ar er mother er a about 8 8 8 @ @ ° but A 4 a Back vowels father, spa, calm at a aa) aa a a far, star ar ar ar bother, hot, bomb, doll, a aod a (-D) D aod wander. lock war, for, warm, hon, or or horse, born, normal bought, law, autumn 2 2 o(o%} 99 2 2 door, fort, pork, forth, or or story, Hoarse bone, so, toe ow ow o(-o') on ° o book, foot v 8 uv v v u boot, sue, brew uw uw u (- uv’) uw u wu tour ur Dipthongs bite, buy, tie ay ay at ai ay ar coin, boy, toy oy oy o oi oy or bout, bough, now aw aw a’ au aw, aw au few, cue ru fire air sour aurBritish Transcriptions Front vowels beat, see beer, we're here bit bait, bay bear, chair bet bat (Southern) buy, five, mine Central vowels salad bird, far, person mother about but Back vawels father, spa, calm far bother, hot, bomb, doll, wander war, for, warn, horn, horse, born, normal bought, law, autumn door, fort, pork, forth, hoarse bone, so book boot, sue tour Dipthongs bite, buy coin, boy bout, bough fire sour Underhill Fry (1979) Ladefoged (1994) re re er ee o o ar or au i: ie ei ea o > oo ai oi au (1982) eu ae at ot ju Jones (1967) i: ie ai oi au Kingdon (1976) A: ie ei £8 Gimson (1980) ar ai av