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test

 * 1) received pronunciation rules
 * 2) rules are of the form:
 * 3) a -> b / l _ r
 * 4) where a,b,l,r can be arbitrarily complex strings or feature-matrices.
 * 5) this reads - replace a by b when between l and r
 * 6) $ is end of word
 * 7) ^ is start of word
 * 8) comment of the form #⇒  buy, cab. indicate evidence for the rule
 * 9) note: in many cases there may be alternative pronunciations for words. the engine could produce multiple output

th->θ, 							#⇒ thing, teeth, path, author. th->ð							#⇒ this,breathe, father.
 * 1) th->d̪							#a narrower transcription.

t -> t͡ʃ / "na" _ "ure"			#⇒ nature. t -> t
 * t
 * 1) t-> tʰ 						#a narrower transcription.
 * 2) t-> ɾ 							#a narrower transcription.
 * 3) t-> ʔ 							#a narrower transcription.


 * d

dd -> d							#⇒ odd,ladder. d -> d͡ʒ / "ol" _ "ier"			#⇒ soldier. d -> d							#⇒ do.

ch -> t͡ʃ						#⇒ chair, teach.
 * 1) ch -> tʃʰ						#a narrower transcription.

dg -> d͡ʒ 						#⇒ edge. see also j,g

j -> y 							#feature new -> /njuː/.
 * 1) j-> y / _ [tdn]				#feature new -> /nuː/.
 * 2) j-> d͡ʒ / _ "in"				##⇒ joy.

gg -> g							#⇒ giggle. g -> d͡ʒ / ^_"in"$ 				#⇒ gin. g -> d͡ʒ / ^[a]_[e]$ 			#⇒ age. gh -> g / ^ _ 					#⇒ ghost. g -> g							#⇒ go, get, beg.

ck ->k							#⇒ thick. qu ->k		 					#⇒ unique. k -> k 						#⇒ kill, skin.
 * k
 * 1) k ->kʰ

c -> s / _ [i]					#⇒ city. c -> s / _ "ea"				#⇒ cease.
 * c

c -> k							#⇒  cat.

q -> k 						#⇒ queen. note covered by qu rule above

gh -> 0							#⇒ through

gh-> f / "ou" _ $ 				#⇒ enough, tough, cough, rough, ¬ghost ff -> f							#⇒ off, stuff. ph -> f	 						#⇒ photo, physics f -> v / o _ $  				#⇒	of # can the context be expanded, are there counter examples? f -> f							#⇒ 	fool leaf.
 * f
 * 1) ph-> f / ^ _ [oy]

v -> v 							#⇒ voice, have, view ,heavy, move.

ss-> s							#⇒ pass. s -> z / [o] _ e				#⇒ roses. s -> s / "ea"_ e				#⇒ cease. s -> z / e _ $					#⇒ roses. s -> s							#⇒ see.
 * s

zz -> z							#⇒ buzz. z -> z 						#⇒ zoo,zone,zero.
 * z

sh -> ʃ 						#⇒ she,leash,ship. ti -> ʃ / _ "on"$				#⇒ station,emotion,ration,caution. but not equation ss -> ʃ / [eu] _ "i[ao]n"$		#⇒ session,russian. s -> ʃ / ^ _ [u]				#⇒ sure.
 * ʃ

s -> ʒ / "a" _ [iu]			#⇒ pleasure. asian si -> ʒ / "vi" _"on"			#⇒  vision. g -> ʒ / "ei" _"e"				#⇒ beige. t -> ʒ /  "equa" _"ion"		#⇒ equation. #seems to be the only word z -> ʒ / _ [u]					#⇒  seizure.
 * 1) ʒ
 * 1) note [ʒʷ] indicates simultaneous lip rounding in narrow transcription

ch -> x / _ FEAT_FOREIGN		#⇒ loch.

wh -> ɦ							#⇒ whole h -> ɦ							#⇒ hot, ham,hound,behind.
 * ɦ

mm -> m							#⇒ hammer,summer. m -> m							#⇒ man,ham,hammer,sum.
 * m

kn -> n / ^ _					#know,knife,knight. nn -> n							#funny. n -> n							#no,tin,nice,sun.
 * n

n -> ŋ 						#ringer,sing,finger,drink
 * ŋ

l 	l, ɫ,[9] ɤ[10] w, o, ʊ[11] 	left, bell r 	ɹʷ, ɹ, ɾ[12] 	run, very w 	w 	we, queen j 	j 	yes hw 	hw, ʍ, w[13] 	what IPA: Marginal Sounds ʔ 	ʔ 	uh-(ʔ)oh IPA: Reduced vowels[14] ə 	Reduced /ʌ, æ, ɑː, ɒ/ ɪ̈ (ə) 	Reduced /ɪ, iː, ɛ, eɪ, aɪ/ ʊ̈ (ə) 	Reduced /ʊ, uː/ ɵ (ə) 	Reduced /oʊ/ ɚ (ə) 	Reduced /ɝː/


 * 1) gh -> ?? #right