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

Southern

egg [eıg], stretch [streıt∫]

“e” in the closed syllables → [e:]

South-Western

Western

Middle/Eastern

Leg [le:g], bed [be:d], hedge [he:dz]

if “e” follows “w” → [ :]

Western

well [w :l]

twelve [tw :lv]

wench [w :nt∫]

“i” in the closed syllable

North-Western

Western

→ [e]:

big [beg]

bid [bed]

flitch [fletch]

sit [set]

spit [spet]

→ [ ]:

bill [b l]

little [’l tl]

children [’t∫ ldr n]

cliff [kl f]

hill [h l]

drift [dr ft]

shrimp [∫r mp]

fit [f t]

ship [∫ p]

pig [p g]

fish [f ∫]

“ight” → [e]

North-Western

Western

flight, right

if a nasal consonant follows “i”

→ [e]:

sing [seŋ]

cling [kleŋ]