Field-book · M. Kuvkirslaytheaccent · herbariumEntry · Apr 15, MMXXVI
morning, mikhail —
six specimens on the table today.

Today’s entry, continued.

You left the flap at seventy-four. The drawer is where you last touched it — chunk seven of eighteen.

Pinned · specimen in progress
N° 001 / 044
ɾ
chunk 07 / 18 —
last score 74.
ɾ
Plate I · pinned today
The Flap T
Water, better, city — how Americans soften T between vowels.
resume →

The drawer.

6 specimens · ordered by next due
N° 002
en-us
ɚ
best · 58
intermediate
R-coloring
Pre-rhotic vowels that refuse to sit still.
24 · 12m→
N° 003
en-us
θ ð
not yet pressed
beginner
TH — voiced & voiceless
Think / this. Same letters, wildly different tongues.
16 · 9m→
N° 004
en-us
ə
best · 82
intermediate
Schwa & reduction
The laziest vowel does most of the work.
22 · 11m→
N° 005
en-us
ɫ
not yet pressed
advanced
Dark L
When L goes guttural at the back of the mouth.
14 · 7m→
N° 006
en-us
´ ˌ
not yet pressed
advanced
Sentence rhythm
Stress-timing: the secret metronome of English.
30 · 18m→

Index of the forty-four.

sorted · weakest first
  1. 01ɾ
    Tactus alveolaris/ water
    requires pressing
    31
  2. 02ð
    Frictio sonora/ this
    requires pressing
    38
  3. 03θ
    Frictio dentalis/ think
    requires pressing
    42
  4. 04ɚ
    Schwa rhotacisata/ butter
    requires pressing
    44
  5. 05ɫ
    Latus obscurus/ cool
    requires pressing
    48
  6. 06ɹ
    Approximantis rhoticus/ red
    in revision
    52
  7. 07æ
    Vocalis aperta/ cat
    in revision
    55
  8. 08ʊ
    Vocalis clausa/ put
    in revision
    65
  9. 09ʒ
    Frictio palatina/ vision
    in revision
    66
  10. 10ɪ
    Vocalis brevior/ sit
    in revision
    68
  11. 11ɔ
    Vocalis aperta posterior/ thought
    in revision
    70
  12. 12l
    Latus clarus/ lip
    in revision
    71
  13. 13ʃ
    Frictio palatalis/ she
    in revision
    72
  14. 14ŋ
    Nasalis velaris/ sing
    stable
    76
  15. 15ə
    Vocalis pigra/ ago
    in revision
    74
  16. 16t
    Occlusio aspirata/ ten
    stable
    78