Wednesday, February 11, 2015

pronunciation - What are the differences between /ɑ/ and /ɔ/ in American English?



I learned /ɑ/ and /ɔ/ represent two different vowels.


However,recently I read a book, the American writer said she didn't differentiate between /ɑ/ or /ɔ/. She used only /ɑ/ for everything so I think dog, door,caught, cot, core, car must be /ɑ/.


It's easier for me to just say that everything represents /ɑ/. Though, I learn new words with /ɑ/ or /ɔ/ from reading,can I pronounce them with only /ɑ/?




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