Топик: Regional variation of pronunciation in the south-west of England

nettle [’nedl],

bottom [’b dm],

matter [’med∂],

cattle [’k dl],

kittens [kıdnz]

“t” in the middle of the word is voiced

Western

bottle [’b dl],

kettle [’kedl],

little [’lıdl],

nettle [’nedl],

bottom [’b dm],

matter [’med∂],

cattle [’k dl],

kittens [kıdnz]

The consonant [t] in (the French borrowings) hasn’t become [t∫] as it is in RP:

picture [’pıkt∂r], nature [’net∂r], feature [’fı∂t∂r]

the middle [t] sometimes disappears in the positions before “m…l”, “n…l”, “m…r”

Western

brimstone [’brımsn]

empty [’empı]

The same happens to the middle [b]:

chamber > chimmer,

embers > emmers,

brambles > brimmels

between “l” and “r”; “r” and “l”; “n” and “r” a parasitic [d] has developed

parlour [’pa:ld∂r], tailor [’taıld∂r], smaller [’sm :ld∂r], curls [’ka:dlz], hurl [’a:dl], marl [’ma:dl], quarrel [’kw :dl], world [’wa:dl], corner [’ka:nd∂r]

Western

a parasitic [d] appeared after [l, n, r]:

feel [fi:ld]

school [sku:ld]

idle [aıdld]

mile [maıdl]

born [ba∂nd]