52 phonemes of English?

Paul Johnston paul.johnston at WMICH.EDU
Tue Nov 22 19:45:58 UTC 2011


38 in mine, 39 in my students' dialects,

Paul Johnston
On Nov 22, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:

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> Are there 52 Phonemes of English?  I count 40.
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> http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation-power/
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> Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
> See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk
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