Would a native speaker help me transcribe 3 regional pronunciations?
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I'm a non-native speaker researching regional pronunciation in contemporary American English. I find that the word "cult" tends to be pronounced differently by Americans from different regions (this contrasts the pronunciation in England where the word tends to be pronounced somewhat the same.
I've made a video demonstrating what I'm talking about in which 3 different speakers of American English use the word "cult" in their speech and each of them uses a different vowel sound. However, as I'm not a native speaker, would any native speaker kindly check the video and confirm what vowel sounds they hear? (e.g. speaker #1 uses the "uh" as in 'cup' vowel sound etc.) - you can also use IPA transcription instead of phonetic spelling if you feel more comfortable using it.
This is the video (I hope it's ok to link to a video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nyaYhh2fRk
Thank you in advance!
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I'm a non-native speaker researching regional pronunciation in contemporary American English. I find that the word "cult" tends to be pronounced differently by Americans from different regions (this contrasts the pronunciation in England where the word tends to be pronounced somewhat the same.
I've made a video demonstrating what I'm talking about in which 3 different speakers of American English use the word "cult" in their speech and each of them uses a different vowel sound. However, as I'm not a native speaker, would any native speaker kindly check the video and confirm what vowel sounds they hear? (e.g. speaker #1 uses the "uh" as in 'cup' vowel sound etc.) - you can also use IPA transcription instead of phonetic spelling if you feel more comfortable using it.
This is the video (I hope it's ok to link to a video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nyaYhh2fRk
Thank you in advance!
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Related posts that you might find interesting: The vowel in Bulge (ELL), Do “hull” and “full” rhyme?— rules for “short U” sounds before L (ELU). Also, the Wikipedia article English-language vowel changes before historic l
– sumelic
Nov 17 at 9:17
I'm not sure regional accents or pronunciations are involved here. The first two examples seem, to me, to be unremarkable variations in sounding a word; those variations could occur within the usage of a single person. The third example, to me, seems to be an attempt by the speaker to mystify the word "cult", or, possibly, the person does not actually know what word he is trying to use. I do not believe there is a regional variation here. Others may not agree.
– J. Taylor
Nov 17 at 9:23
Thank you for the link sumelic, very interesting! J. Taylor: Thank you for your response. Do you hear the difference in the vowel sounds the speakers use though? To me, it seems like all three use different vowels and that's really what I'm focusing on. The mouth positions alone are a give away that it can't be the same vowel sound throughout the video. The first speaker, imo, realizes the word as /kʌlt/ which is the standard, I guess, but the other two sound like aw or oh. It's very far from a clear "uh"
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 9:46
I agree with @J.Taylor about the first two – those two vowels are not phonemically distinct, just slight allophonic variations of the same vowel. I doubt most people consistently use one or the other. The last one is more interesting: he seems to have merged cult and Colt somehow, which is not a merger I was familiar with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 9:47
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@John Lawler I agree. However, I'm grateful for any sort of feedback regardless of whether one is trained or not. I find extremely helpful just to see what people's impressions are solely judging by their hearing skills alone, not necessarily their expertise in the field.
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 18:10
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I'm a non-native speaker researching regional pronunciation in contemporary American English. I find that the word "cult" tends to be pronounced differently by Americans from different regions (this contrasts the pronunciation in England where the word tends to be pronounced somewhat the same.
I've made a video demonstrating what I'm talking about in which 3 different speakers of American English use the word "cult" in their speech and each of them uses a different vowel sound. However, as I'm not a native speaker, would any native speaker kindly check the video and confirm what vowel sounds they hear? (e.g. speaker #1 uses the "uh" as in 'cup' vowel sound etc.) - you can also use IPA transcription instead of phonetic spelling if you feel more comfortable using it.
This is the video (I hope it's ok to link to a video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nyaYhh2fRk
Thank you in advance!
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I'm a non-native speaker researching regional pronunciation in contemporary American English. I find that the word "cult" tends to be pronounced differently by Americans from different regions (this contrasts the pronunciation in England where the word tends to be pronounced somewhat the same.
I've made a video demonstrating what I'm talking about in which 3 different speakers of American English use the word "cult" in their speech and each of them uses a different vowel sound. However, as I'm not a native speaker, would any native speaker kindly check the video and confirm what vowel sounds they hear? (e.g. speaker #1 uses the "uh" as in 'cup' vowel sound etc.) - you can also use IPA transcription instead of phonetic spelling if you feel more comfortable using it.
This is the video (I hope it's ok to link to a video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nyaYhh2fRk
Thank you in advance!
pronunciation phonology accent
pronunciation phonology accent
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Related posts that you might find interesting: The vowel in Bulge (ELL), Do “hull” and “full” rhyme?— rules for “short U” sounds before L (ELU). Also, the Wikipedia article English-language vowel changes before historic l
– sumelic
Nov 17 at 9:17
I'm not sure regional accents or pronunciations are involved here. The first two examples seem, to me, to be unremarkable variations in sounding a word; those variations could occur within the usage of a single person. The third example, to me, seems to be an attempt by the speaker to mystify the word "cult", or, possibly, the person does not actually know what word he is trying to use. I do not believe there is a regional variation here. Others may not agree.
– J. Taylor
Nov 17 at 9:23
Thank you for the link sumelic, very interesting! J. Taylor: Thank you for your response. Do you hear the difference in the vowel sounds the speakers use though? To me, it seems like all three use different vowels and that's really what I'm focusing on. The mouth positions alone are a give away that it can't be the same vowel sound throughout the video. The first speaker, imo, realizes the word as /kʌlt/ which is the standard, I guess, but the other two sound like aw or oh. It's very far from a clear "uh"
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 9:46
I agree with @J.Taylor about the first two – those two vowels are not phonemically distinct, just slight allophonic variations of the same vowel. I doubt most people consistently use one or the other. The last one is more interesting: he seems to have merged cult and Colt somehow, which is not a merger I was familiar with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 9:47
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@John Lawler I agree. However, I'm grateful for any sort of feedback regardless of whether one is trained or not. I find extremely helpful just to see what people's impressions are solely judging by their hearing skills alone, not necessarily their expertise in the field.
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 18:10
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Related posts that you might find interesting: The vowel in Bulge (ELL), Do “hull” and “full” rhyme?— rules for “short U” sounds before L (ELU). Also, the Wikipedia article English-language vowel changes before historic l
– sumelic
Nov 17 at 9:17
I'm not sure regional accents or pronunciations are involved here. The first two examples seem, to me, to be unremarkable variations in sounding a word; those variations could occur within the usage of a single person. The third example, to me, seems to be an attempt by the speaker to mystify the word "cult", or, possibly, the person does not actually know what word he is trying to use. I do not believe there is a regional variation here. Others may not agree.
– J. Taylor
Nov 17 at 9:23
Thank you for the link sumelic, very interesting! J. Taylor: Thank you for your response. Do you hear the difference in the vowel sounds the speakers use though? To me, it seems like all three use different vowels and that's really what I'm focusing on. The mouth positions alone are a give away that it can't be the same vowel sound throughout the video. The first speaker, imo, realizes the word as /kʌlt/ which is the standard, I guess, but the other two sound like aw or oh. It's very far from a clear "uh"
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 9:46
I agree with @J.Taylor about the first two – those two vowels are not phonemically distinct, just slight allophonic variations of the same vowel. I doubt most people consistently use one or the other. The last one is more interesting: he seems to have merged cult and Colt somehow, which is not a merger I was familiar with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 9:47
1
@John Lawler I agree. However, I'm grateful for any sort of feedback regardless of whether one is trained or not. I find extremely helpful just to see what people's impressions are solely judging by their hearing skills alone, not necessarily their expertise in the field.
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 18:10
Related posts that you might find interesting: The vowel in Bulge (ELL), Do “hull” and “full” rhyme?— rules for “short U” sounds before L (ELU). Also, the Wikipedia article English-language vowel changes before historic l
– sumelic
Nov 17 at 9:17
Related posts that you might find interesting: The vowel in Bulge (ELL), Do “hull” and “full” rhyme?— rules for “short U” sounds before L (ELU). Also, the Wikipedia article English-language vowel changes before historic l
– sumelic
Nov 17 at 9:17
I'm not sure regional accents or pronunciations are involved here. The first two examples seem, to me, to be unremarkable variations in sounding a word; those variations could occur within the usage of a single person. The third example, to me, seems to be an attempt by the speaker to mystify the word "cult", or, possibly, the person does not actually know what word he is trying to use. I do not believe there is a regional variation here. Others may not agree.
– J. Taylor
Nov 17 at 9:23
I'm not sure regional accents or pronunciations are involved here. The first two examples seem, to me, to be unremarkable variations in sounding a word; those variations could occur within the usage of a single person. The third example, to me, seems to be an attempt by the speaker to mystify the word "cult", or, possibly, the person does not actually know what word he is trying to use. I do not believe there is a regional variation here. Others may not agree.
– J. Taylor
Nov 17 at 9:23
Thank you for the link sumelic, very interesting! J. Taylor: Thank you for your response. Do you hear the difference in the vowel sounds the speakers use though? To me, it seems like all three use different vowels and that's really what I'm focusing on. The mouth positions alone are a give away that it can't be the same vowel sound throughout the video. The first speaker, imo, realizes the word as /kʌlt/ which is the standard, I guess, but the other two sound like aw or oh. It's very far from a clear "uh"
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 9:46
Thank you for the link sumelic, very interesting! J. Taylor: Thank you for your response. Do you hear the difference in the vowel sounds the speakers use though? To me, it seems like all three use different vowels and that's really what I'm focusing on. The mouth positions alone are a give away that it can't be the same vowel sound throughout the video. The first speaker, imo, realizes the word as /kʌlt/ which is the standard, I guess, but the other two sound like aw or oh. It's very far from a clear "uh"
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 9:46
I agree with @J.Taylor about the first two – those two vowels are not phonemically distinct, just slight allophonic variations of the same vowel. I doubt most people consistently use one or the other. The last one is more interesting: he seems to have merged cult and Colt somehow, which is not a merger I was familiar with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 9:47
I agree with @J.Taylor about the first two – those two vowels are not phonemically distinct, just slight allophonic variations of the same vowel. I doubt most people consistently use one or the other. The last one is more interesting: he seems to have merged cult and Colt somehow, which is not a merger I was familiar with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 9:47
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@John Lawler I agree. However, I'm grateful for any sort of feedback regardless of whether one is trained or not. I find extremely helpful just to see what people's impressions are solely judging by their hearing skills alone, not necessarily their expertise in the field.
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 18:10
@John Lawler I agree. However, I'm grateful for any sort of feedback regardless of whether one is trained or not. I find extremely helpful just to see what people's impressions are solely judging by their hearing skills alone, not necessarily their expertise in the field.
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 18:10
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Related posts that you might find interesting: The vowel in Bulge (ELL), Do “hull” and “full” rhyme?— rules for “short U” sounds before L (ELU). Also, the Wikipedia article English-language vowel changes before historic l
– sumelic
Nov 17 at 9:17
I'm not sure regional accents or pronunciations are involved here. The first two examples seem, to me, to be unremarkable variations in sounding a word; those variations could occur within the usage of a single person. The third example, to me, seems to be an attempt by the speaker to mystify the word "cult", or, possibly, the person does not actually know what word he is trying to use. I do not believe there is a regional variation here. Others may not agree.
– J. Taylor
Nov 17 at 9:23
Thank you for the link sumelic, very interesting! J. Taylor: Thank you for your response. Do you hear the difference in the vowel sounds the speakers use though? To me, it seems like all three use different vowels and that's really what I'm focusing on. The mouth positions alone are a give away that it can't be the same vowel sound throughout the video. The first speaker, imo, realizes the word as /kʌlt/ which is the standard, I guess, but the other two sound like aw or oh. It's very far from a clear "uh"
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 9:46
I agree with @J.Taylor about the first two – those two vowels are not phonemically distinct, just slight allophonic variations of the same vowel. I doubt most people consistently use one or the other. The last one is more interesting: he seems to have merged cult and Colt somehow, which is not a merger I was familiar with.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
Nov 17 at 9:47
1
@John Lawler I agree. However, I'm grateful for any sort of feedback regardless of whether one is trained or not. I find extremely helpful just to see what people's impressions are solely judging by their hearing skills alone, not necessarily their expertise in the field.
– brunnel
Nov 17 at 18:10