Alex's phonetic thoughts

lɑːs θɜːzdeɪ aɪ met ʌp ɪn rəʊm wɪð tuː ɪtæljən pɒliɡlɒts. ðeə neɪmz ə Luca Lampariello ən Luca Toma. Luca Lampariello (pɪktʃəd left) ɪ...

In a discussion on the history of the terms smoothing and compression , Jack Windsor Lewis, in an article published on the 25 th of Jun...

Can the preposition via be pronounced (ˈ)vaːr in English? The answer is yes, at least in non-rhotic accents.  As you know, the term v...

On looking up the word diamond in the new Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (CEPD; 18 th edition, 2011), one finds that it is tr...

ðə dɑːmənd dʒuːbəliː əz bɪn ə mʌltinæʃnəl seləbreɪʃn̩ mɑːkɪŋ ðə sɪkstjəθ ænəvɜːʃri əv ði əkseʃn̩ əv kwiːn əlɪzəbəθ ðə sekən tə ðə θrəʊnz ə...

The catastrophic events in northern Italy , recently hit by a series of powerful earthquakes, have given phoneticians the opportunity t...

One of the courses I teach in Rome is called ‘ Medical English Pronunciation ’. It is a course designed to help medical students prepare f...