english_southern_hemisphere · Australia
Australian English
Australia · General Australian
Non-rhotic, and the whole diphthong system has rotated one step round from its southern-English starting point: FACE opens toward [æɪ], PRICE backs toward [ɑɪ], MOUTH fronts toward [æʊ] and GOAT starts central. FLEECE and GOOSE are noticeably fronted, GOOSE almost to a central [ʉː]. BATH is variable across the country and even within cities -- Adelaide favours the long vowel, Melbourne is split word by word -- and this preset takes the long-vowel outcome. happY is strongly tense, which is one of the most reliable southern-hemisphere tells. Yod coalesces, so 'Tuesday' begins like 'choose'.
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Active features
Every phonetic parameter that deviates from this schema’s diffing anchor, with a plain-English gloss.
| Feature | Value | Meaning | Drill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Languagelanguage | en | Drill | |
| Mixed Languagesmixed_languages | — | Drill | |
| S Treatments_treatment | standard | Drill | |
| D Intervocalicd_intervocalic | standard | Drill | |
| D Finald_final | standard | Drill | |
| R Infinitiver_infinitive | standard | Drill | |
| R Initialr_initial | approximant | Drill | |
| N Final Velarizationn_final_velarization | No | Drill | |
| Final Consonant Dropfinal_consonant_drop | none | Drill | |
| Vowel Reductionvowel_reduction | crisp_open | Drill | |
| Syllable Timingsyllable_timing | stress_timed | Drill | |
| L Vocalizationl_vocalization | Yes | Drill | |
| T Flappingt_flapping | Yes | Drill | |
| Yod Behaviouryod_behaviour | coalesced | Drill |