Port Talbot English (PTE) is a variety of Welsh English spoken in Port Talbot, generally by the working class.[1]
Port Talbot English | |
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Native to | United Kingdom |
Region | Port Talbot |
Latin (English alphabet) | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
Consonants in Port Talbot English generally follow those of Received Pronunciation. Some phonological characteristics of consonants specific to PTE include:
Front | Central | Back | ||||
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unrounded | rounded | |||||
short | long | short | long | |||
Close | ɪ | iː | ʊ | uː | ||
Close-mid | eː | øː | oː | |||
Open-mid | ɛ | ɛː | ə | |||
Open | a | aː | ɒ | ɒː |
Diphthongs of PTE are /ɪʊ, eɪ, oʊ, ʌɪ, ʌʊ, ɒɪ/. PRICE words are mostly pronounced with /ʌɪ/, but there also exists a marginal /aɪ/ which appears in a small number of words, such as Dai and aye.[9]
PTE, like Welsh dialects such as Abercraf English, has preserved several diphthong–monophthong distinctions that other varieties have not. They include:
The following features apply for only some speakers:[8]
Examples of commonly-used idiomatic phrases in PTE:[12]