Does lion sound like lie-in
Can someone confirm if this is right please?
The IPA transcription for lion is ['la??n].
I feel that in American English, when people say lion, there is a glide between [a?] and [?], so a semivowel [j] would creep in, which makes it sound like lie-in. But in BrE, they pronounce [la?] and [?n] separately, and that makes it sound less like lie-in.
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I would say that [j] creeps in just as much in BrE as in AmE; I don't see much difference in that respect. I'm not aware that anyone pronounces it as "lie i n". Also, I would say that [j] intrudes just as much in "lie in" as in "lion" anyway.
- I would say that [j] creeps in just as much in BrE as in AmE; I don't see much difference in that respect.
- I'm not aware that anyone pronounces it as "lie i n".
- Also, I would say that [j] intrudes just as much in "lie in" as in "lion" anyway.
- Probably the main difference between AmE and BrE pronunciation of "lion" would be the quality of the "i" sound.
- Edit: Actually, on second thoughts, you may be right that there is more of a tendency towards "lie i n" in AmE, though I don't see this as especially connected to the [j].
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I would say that [j] creeps in just as much in BrE as in AmE; I don't see much difference in that respect. I'm not aware that anyone pronounces it as "lie in". Also, I would say that [j] intrudes just as much in "lie in" as in "lion" anyway.
Probably the main difference between AmE and BrE pronunciation of "lion" would be the quality of the "i" sound.
Edit: Actually, on sec
0Bear in mind that there is no one American accent. I say it just like the IPA. In the South, it can be one syllable. In Brooklyn, the second syllable is "yin". Etc., etc.
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