The Regional Dialect of the Midlands Accent

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Foot, Took

But, Trust, Under

/ʌ/ = /ʊ/

Example: The Bathroom is Upstairs /ðə/ /'bæθru:m/ /ɪz/ /ʊp'steəz/

'a' = /æ/ (cat, mad) BEFORE /f/ /s/ /θ/ /ns/ nt/ /ntʃ/ /mpəl/

Example: One Bird And Six Bats/wʌn/ /bʒ:d/ /ænd/ /sɪks//bæts/[wɑn] [bø:d] [and] [siks] [bats]

/æ/ = [a] /ʒ:/ = [ø:] /ɪ/ = [i] /ɒ/ = [ɑ]

Example: They Might Know /ðeɪ/ /maɪt/ /nəʊ/ /ðaɪ/ /mɔɪt/ /naʊ/

/eɪ/ = /aɪ/ /aɪ/ = /ɔɪ/ /əʊ/ = /aʊ/

Example: Green and Blue are Pretty /grəin/ /ænd/ /bləu/ /a:/ /'prɪtəi/

"You're all here" Example ->

Like most accents, the Midlands have variable H-Dropping. And the /h/ sound is likely to be emitted from function words, but may also be emitted from content words -depending on the speaker

Examle: He's Singing and Dancing /hi:z/ /sɪŋɪŋ/ /ænd/ /dɑ:nsɪŋ/ /i:z/ /sɪŋgɪŋg/ /ænd/ /dɑ:nsɪŋg/

'ng' = /ŋg/ sing, finger

Unlike other accents, there is no NG-Coelescence in the Midlands accent

Example: The Car is in the Garage /ðə/ /ka:/ /ɪz/ /ɪn/ /ðə/ /'gærɪd ʒ/ [ðə] [ka:ɽ] [ɪz] [ɪn] [ðə] ['gæɽɪdʒ]

The 'r' sound is frequently realised as a tap sound in the midlands

/r/ = [ɽ]

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