Definitions

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  • abbreviation General American; a notional composite of various dialects of English spoken in the United States intended to minimize some notion of regional coloration.

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Examples

  • In addition to the official IPA charts, we have also provided a chart demonstrating the diphthongs and triphthongs of Received Pronunciation (Standard British English,) and General American (GenAm.)

    languagehat.com: INTERACTIVE IPA. 2005

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