| These are vowels that are followed by an `r` that is not part of the next syllable | These are vowels that are followed by an `r` that is not part of the next syllable | ||||
| when considering the root form of the word containing that vowel. | when considering the root form of the word containing that vowel. | ||||
| | Lexical Set | en | RP | GenAm | | |||||
| |-------------|-------|-------|-------| | |||||
| | NURSE | `3:` | ɜː | ɝ | | |||||
| | START | `A@` | ɑː | ɑɹ | | |||||
| | NORTH | `O@` | ɔː | ɔɹ | | |||||
| | FORCE | `o@` | ɔː | oɹ | | |||||
| | CURE | `U@` | ʊə̯ | ʊɹ | | |||||
| | NEAR | `i@3` | ɪə̯ | ɪɹ | | |||||
| | SQUARE | `e@` | eə̯ | ɛɹ | | |||||
| | Lexical Set | en | en-GB-scotland | RP | GenAm | ScE | | |||||
| |-------------|-------|----------------|-------|-------|-------| | |||||
| | NURSE | `3:` | `VR` | ɜː | ɝ | ʌɾ | | |||||
| | START | `A@` | `A@` | ɑː | ɑɹ | ɐ̟ɾ | | |||||
| | NORTH | `O@` | `O@` | ɔː | ɔɹ | ɔɾ | | |||||
| | FORCE | `o@` | `o@` | ɔː | oɹ | oɾ | | |||||
| | CURE | `U@` | `U@` | ʊə̯ | ʊɹ | ʉɾ | | |||||
| | NEAR | `i@3` | `i@3` | ɪə̯ | ɪɹ | iɾ | | |||||
| | SQUARE | `e@` | `e@` | eə̯ | ɛɹ | eɾ | | |||||
| __NOTE:__ `/i@3/` is used for the NEAR lexical set to differentiate it from | __NOTE:__ `/i@3/` is used for the NEAR lexical set to differentiate it from | ||||
| `/i@/` used in words like `million`. | `/i@/` used in words like `million`. | ||||
| Additionally, espeak-ng has the following phonemes for different accents: | Additionally, espeak-ng has the following phonemes for different accents: | ||||
| | Lexical Set | en | en-GB-scotland | RP | ScE | | |||||
| |-------------|-------|----------------|-------|-------| | |||||
| | NURSE | `3:` | `VR` | ɜː | ʌɾ | | |||||
| | TERM | `3:` | `3:` | ɜː | ɛɾ | | |||||
| | BIRD | `3:` | `IR` | ɜː | ɪɾ | | |||||
| | Lexical Set | en | en-GB-scotland | RP | GenAm | ScE | | |||||
| |-------------|-------|----------------|-------|-------|-------| | |||||
| | TERM | `3:` | `3:` | ɜː | ɝ | ɛɾ | | |||||
| | BIRD | `3:` | `IR` | ɜː | ɝ | ɪɾ | | |||||
| ### Reduced Vowels | ### Reduced Vowels | ||||