<Tr> <Td> − voiced </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> / ˈbæt / </Td> <Td> → </Td> <Td_colspan="5"> (ˈbæt) </Td> </Tr> <P> In addition, the vowels of Received Pronunciation are commonly divided into short and long, as obvious from their transcription . The short vowels are / ɪ / (as in kit), / ʊ / (as in foot), / ɛ / (as in dress), / ʌ / (as in strut), / æ / (as in trap), / ɒ / (as in lot), and / ə / (as in the first syllable of ago and in the second of sofa). The long vowels are / iː / (as in fleece), / uː / (as in goose), / ɜː / (as in nurse), / ɔː / as in north and thought, and / ɑː / (as in father and start). While a different degree of length is indeed present, there are also differences in the quality (lax vs tense) of these vowels, and the currently prevalent view tends to emphasise the latter rather than the former . </P> <P> In Australian English, there is contrastive vowel length in closed syllables between long and short / e æ a / and sometimes / ɪ / . The following can be minimal pairs of length for many speakers: </P>

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