Untalkative Bunny Canadian English Vowel Pronunciation Guide

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CANADIAN ENGLISH VOWEL PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

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This page is a guide for non-Canadian UB fans for the purpose of episode re-enactments.

There are about 12 vowel sounds in Canadian English. These sounds are listed under the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbol below along with some common words that include them.

beat, see, piece	the "schwa" is similar to the sound, but it is spoken quickly	Canadian, dictionary, about	boot, who, rude, through
bit, this, in, women			book, would, put
bait, say, ate, weight			boat, go, though
bet, said, head, when			but, what, rough, some
bat, have, has, that		cinema, pasta	bought, father, call

Three vowel combination sounds (diphthongs) follow.

^*	bite, lie, sigh, height, why
^*	bout, how, bough
	boy, join

* In a phonological rule known as 'Canadian Raising,' these diphthongs sound more like and when followed by voiceless consonants (/f/, /k/, /p/, /s/, /t/). Word pairs like 'clout' and 'cloud,' 'knife' and 'knives,' and 'advice' and 'advise' illustrate this raising.