IPA
Word
IPA Transcription
Meaning/definition
/u:/
Too
/tu:/
It expresses the meaning of “repetition”.
/i/
/I/
/e/
/eI/
/aI/
/s/
/z/
/d3/
/ʃ/
/tʃ/
(id est) (that is, /ˌaı ˈi:/)
shook
shaken
fall
fell
fallen
The definition is often generalized to include umlaut or MUTATION as well, but the two phenomena are historically distinct. VOWEL CHANGE can be found here. The uninflected form of a GRADABLE adjective or adverb is referred to as absolute 1.
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