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A lexical set is a group of words that share a similar feature. == Wells Standard Lexical Sets for UK and US English== The Standard Lexical Sets for English introduced by John C. Wells in ''Accents of English''〔Wells (1982)〕 are in wide usage. Wells defined each lexical set on the basis of the pronunciation of words in two reference accents, which he calls RP and GenAm. * "RP" refers to Received Pronunciation, the traditionally prestigious accent in England.〔Wells (1982), pp. 117ff〕 * "GenAm" refers to an accent of the General American type, which is associated with a geographically "neutral" or widespread sound system throughout the US.〔Wells (1982), p. 118〕 Wells classifies words of the English language into 24 lexical sets on the basis of the pronunciation of the vowel of their stressed syllable in the two reference accents. Each lexical set is named after a representative keyword, as follows:〔Wells (1982), pp. 123ff〕 * For example, the word ''rod'' is pronounced in RP and in GenAm. It therefore belongs in the lexical set. ''Weary'' is pronounced in RP and in GenAm, and thus belongs in the lexical set. Some words of the English language do not belong to any lexical set. For example, the stressed syllable of ''tomato'' is pronounced in RP, and in GenAm, a combination which is very unusual, and is not covered by any of the 24 lexical sets above.〔Wells (1982), p. 122〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「lexical set」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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