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H ?” — E diphthongs H zs - E /3/ H e - E /e/ and /2/ Hr-E/r/ HI1-E clear /1/ and dark /t/ H p, t, k - E /p/, /t/ and /k/ HI, m, n - E syllabic /l/, /m/, /n/ H 8?? - E dental fricatives /d/, /ö/ H 0? — E labio-velar /w/ H/n/-E /n/ H geminate consonants — E simple consonants unstressed vowels in H — unstressed vowels in E unstressed function words in H — unstressed function words in E words: THE CHIEF DEFECT OF HENRY KING Was chewing little bits of string. At last, he swallowed some which tied Itself in ugly knots inside. Physicians of the utmost fame Were called at once, but when they came They answered as they took their fees, “There is no cure for this disease”. Henry will very soon be dead, His parents stood about his bed Lamenting his untimely death, When Henry, with his latest breath Cried, “All my friends be warned by me, ‘That breakfast, dinner, lunch and tea Are all the human frame requires”. With that, the wretched child expires. (Hilaire Belloc) the standard variety.
