B in syllables preceded by the principal accent rvist

b) In syllables preceded by the principal accent: rvist ɑ̈̄ harvest, bl ŋkit ɑ blanket,
b lit ụ bullet, revit rivet, redi ʃ radish.
b rli ɑ̈̄ barley, b li ɑ belly, beli bailiff, b ri ɑ̈ to bury, berry, bodi body, nōbri no-
body, boni bonny, mezi dizzy, emit empty, eivi heavy, ori hurry, moni many, pni ǫ half-
penny, peni penny, sili silly, slipi slippery, w ri ɑ̈ worry, w gin ɑ waggon.
f rðin ɑ̈̄ farthing, k min ụ coming and in all words which in the literary language
end in - ing .
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c) Loss of Vowel or Syllable.
a) Initial syllables followed by the principal accent: b k ɑ ǝ tobacco, b t ę̄ without,
kon m z r ǝ ɑ̄ ǝ economizer, kōs because, l i ns ɑ ǝ alliance, list enlist, liv r ǝ deliver, lotments

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allotments, lou ns ǝ alliance, list enlist, liv r ǝ deliver, lotments allotments, lou ns ǝ a tip for
a drink, prentis apprentice, s l m ɑ̄ ǝ asylum, s zi ɑ̄ ẓ assizes, t s ɑ̄ entice.
b) In syllables preceded by the principal accent: k mpni ụ company, nobri no-
body, p þ ǫ ǝ halfpennyworth, pen þ ǝ pennyworth, regl r ǝ regular, s mbri ụ somebody.
l and n are vocalic as in English in ndl ɑ handle, k ndl ɑ candle, f sn ɑ fasten.
2. Weak Sentence Stress.
§ 62. The following words have weak forms caused by the sentence accent.
Others are given in the accidence.
The auxiliary verb have ev, e, ǝ is often omitted entirely: fon id ɑ I have found
it.
ɑ I : rnd ɑ ʃɑ̈̄ I shall not.
b t ɑ ǝ yes but.
m ɑ I am: m nod guin ɑ I am not going.
bi 1) be: l bi ði r ɑ ǝ I will be there.
2) by: bi n ę̄ by now.
bin been.
b d ǝ but.
-d 1) had: d ɑ I had.
2) would: id e t dū ǝ he would have to do.
d z, ǝ d s ǝ does, dost, d s ǝ t ? dost thou? ǝ
e, en, ev have: led im e t m ɑ̄ let him have time. en j ni ǝ ɑ ? have you any?
ez, es has, hast: es fon it ? Have you found it?
ǝ 1) a, an: n s lot ǝ ɑ̄ a nice lot . p-p ǝ ɑ ǝ an apple.
2) have: d gon w m ɑ ǝ ụ I should have gone home.
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3) in, on, at: ð d rōd ǝ ɑ in that way.
4) of: p i w r ǝ ɑ ʃ ǝ ɑt̜ǝ a quantity of water.
d would: ǝ id d tek lot ǝ ǝ it would take a lot.
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2) one: id w r g d n ǝ ǝ ụ ǝ it was a good one.
z ǝ 1) as = ‘as’ and ‘that’ (cj.): nōd z k d ɑ ǝ ɑ ụ I knew that I could.
2) as = 'who, whom': im z ða sid ǝ him, whom you saw.
3) us
f r ǝ for.
fr ǝ from.
i in: i t m ɑ̄ in time.
int ǝ into.
iz, is his: is feð r ǝ his father. i s is used before voiceless consonants.
j ǝ ye, you.
j r ǝ you are.
k d ǝ could.
kn can.
-l will: l ɑ I will.
mi me, my, may: giv id mi give it me.
mit, m t ǝ might.
m n, mn ǝ must.
- n have: win sin id we have seen it.
n r ǝ nor.
- s 1) us (after voiceless cons.): les bi f ǫ let us be off.
2) shall: s nod ɑ I shall not.
rnd ʃɑ̈̄ shall not.
s ǝ so.
- , d ʃ ʃǝ should: þiŋk s ɑʃ ǝ I should think so.
ʃǝ she.
t the. (See chap. on pronunciation.)
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t ǝ thou: wil t ǝ̄ will you?
ði thy, they, thee.
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w ɑ why. The unaccented form of w , w e ɑ̄ ɑ̄ .