1、音標(biāo)：
★單元音12個(gè) 雙元音8個(gè)
[i:] [i] [?] [e] [a:] [∧] [?:] [?] [u:] [u] [?:] [?
[ai] [ei][?u][?i] [au] [i?] [?]
★清濁成對(duì)的輔音10對(duì)
[p] [ t ] [k] [f] [s] [θ] [?] [t?] [tr] [ts]
[b] [d ] [g] [v] [z] [e] [?] [?] [dr] [dz]
★單個(gè)輔音8個(gè)
[m] [n] [?] [l] [r] [h] [w] [j]
2、發(fā)音要素
2.1長元音和雙元音飽滿,短元音急促有力
? sheep-ship leave-live believe
? Mike likes to write by the nice bright light of night.
2.2咬舌頭
? Three thousand three hundred and thirty three.
? Neither father nor mother likes this weather.
2.3連讀
a. 前一個(gè)詞以輔音結(jié)尾,后一個(gè)詞以元音開頭,兩個(gè)詞處于同一意群或者說話者語速較快時(shí),兩詞發(fā)生連讀.如:
? Would you like a cup of tea?
? We have a lot of things to talk about.
? I’m working on it.
b. 擊穿[h]的連讀
當(dāng)前一個(gè)詞以輔音結(jié)尾,后一個(gè)詞以輕輔音[h]開頭的時(shí)候,前面的輔音擊穿后一個(gè)詞開頭的輕輔音[h],直接與后面的元音發(fā)生連讀.如：
? bad habit tell her don’t have
2.4失音
a. 兩音只發(fā)一次的情況
當(dāng)前面一個(gè)音的結(jié)尾與后面一個(gè)音的開始相同的時(shí)候,這兩個(gè)音只發(fā)一次即可.如：
? Yes, sir.
? I don’t want to wait too long.
b. 失去爆破
當(dāng)前一個(gè)詞結(jié)尾是爆破音（b, p, d, t, g, k）,下一個(gè)詞一開始為爆破音或其他輔音時(shí),前一詞結(jié)尾的爆破音在口語表達(dá)時(shí)自然失去.失去爆破也分兩種情況：
單詞與單詞間的失去爆破,如：
長單詞間的失去爆破
? blackboard picture football breakfast actually
短句中單詞間連讀失去爆破：
? Help me!
? Don’t break my heart.
? Ask Bob to sit behind me.
3、口語簡(jiǎn)縮
在口語中通常把某些較正式的詞用其縮略形式表達(dá)出來,不易辨別.如：
? automobile-auto advertisement-ad
dormitory-dorm laboratory-lab
secretary