Non-exhaustive RP Correspondences for Ponto

Non-exhaustive RP is a scoring system designed for young writers of non-rhotic varieties of English, especially English Received Pronunciation. It is meant to be run with Insertion penalty to 0. The stimuli are phonemic IPA transcriptions.

The following table illustrates the phonetic transcription system used in the eng-rp-nonex method:

stimulusresponsepenaltyExample
ɑa0fatherfɑðə
ɑr0farfɑ; (letter name)
ɒo0dogdɒg
ɒa0wadwɒd
ʌu0cupkʌp
ʌo0sonsʌn
æa0addæd
i0findfaɪnd
y0mymaɪ
aɪəi0firingfaɪrɪŋ
ou0outaʊt
o.2ou sans u
u.2ou sans o
ow0nownaʊ
w.2ow sans w
au0sauerkrautsaʊəkraʊt
ao.1split diphthong
aʊəow0floweryflaʊəri
bb0bitbɪt
bp.1devoiced b
dd0dodu
dt.1devoiced d
dj.1retracted: dreamdrim
dg.1retracted: dreamdrim
dch.2devoiced j
ðth0thenðɛn
ðt.2th sans h
ðh.3th sans t
d͡ʒj0jumpd͡ʒʌmp
d͡ʒg0gem, caged͡ʒɛm ked͡ʒ
d͡ʒds.1split affricate
d͡ʒs.3ds sans d
d͡ʒch.1devoiced
d͡ʒc.3ch sans h
d͡ʒh.4ch sans c
d͡ʒts.2devoiced split
d͡ʒt.4ts sans s
d͡ʒs.4ts sans t
ea0apeep
ee0weightwet
əa0aboutəbaʊt
əe0ravenrevən
əo0policepəlis
əu0calluskæləs
ər0firefaɪə
əlle0ableebəl
əmm0prismprɪzəm
ɛe0tent, theretɛnt, ðɛə
ɛa0any, careɛni, kɛr
ɛəa0fairyfɛəri
ɜer0fernfɜn
ɜir0birdbɜd
ɜor0wordwɜd
ɜur0hurthɜt
ɜr.1dropped vowel
ff0foefo
fgh0coughkɒf
fg.2gh sans h
fh.3gh/ph sans g/p
fph0phonefon
fp2ph sans h
fv.1voiced
ɡg0goɡo
ɡc.1devoiced
ɡk.1devoiced
ɡq.1devoiced
ɡzx0exactɪɡzækt
hh0hothɒt
ie0eatit
iy0prettyprɪti
ɪi0idɪd
ɪe0cheer, evadetʃɪə, ɪved
ɪəe0cheerytʃɪəri
jy0yesjɛs
juu0cute, feud, beautykjut, fjud, bjuti
juew0fewfju
jue.2ew sans w
juw.2ew sans e
ur0purepjɔ
kc0codkɒd
kk0keepkip
kq0quickkwɪk
kg.1unaspirated: skitskɪt
ksx0oxɒks
ll0lovelʌv
mm0memi
nn0notnɒt
ŋn0sing, sinksɪŋ, sɪŋk
oo0openopən
ɔor0horsehɔs
ɔo0broadbrɔd
ɔa0caught, wallkɔt, wɔl
ɔɪoi0noisenɔɪz
ɔɪoy0boybɔɪ
ɔɪo.2oi/oy sans i/y
ɔɪi.3oi sans o
ɔɪy.3oy sans o
ɔɪai.1split diphthong
ɔɪay.1split diphthong
pp0pitpɪt
pb.1unaspirated: spyspaɪ
rr0readrid
ss0seesi
sc0cellsɛl
sz0blitzblɪts
ʃs0she, sugarʃi, ʃʊɡə
ʃc0specialspɛʃəl
ʃt0nationneʃən
tt0toytɔɪ
tc.1retracted: treetri
td.1unaspirated: stystaɪ
tg.1unaspirated retracted: streamstrim
tj.1unaspirated retracted: streamstrim
t͡ʃch0chipst͡ʃɪps
t͡ʃc.2ch sans h
t͡ʃh.3ch sans c
t͡ʃt0naturenet͡ʃə
t͡ʃts.1split affricate
t͡ʃs.3ts sans t
t͡ʃj.1voiced
t͡ʃg.1voiced
t͡ʃds.2split /d͡ʒ/
t͡ʃd.4ds sans s
t͡ʃs.4ds sans d
uo0move, oozemuv, uz
uu0ruderud
uew0drewdru
ue.2ew sans w
uw.2ew sans e
ʊo0book, womanbʊk, wʊmən
ʊu0putpʊt
vv0vievaɪ
vf0(of)əv
ww0widewaɪd
o0onewʌn
zz0zoozu
zs0isɪz
zx0xeroxzɪərɒks
zc0devoiced
ʒs0pleasureplɛʒə
ʒg0rougeruʒ
ʒc.1devoiced
ʒt.1devoiced
θth0thinθɪn
θt.2th sans h
θh.3th sans t

This list is based on words from Zeno et al.’s Educators Word Frequency Guide. It uses the words where the WFG breaks the statistics down by grade, and the word is found in one of the grades between kindergarten and Grade 12, inclusive. A few low-frequency correspondences were omitted, such as "u" as /ɛ/ in bury. It is recommended that you run the correct spellings through Ponto, and if they come out as erroneous, either check the transcription or add an ad-hoc correspondence.