# HG changeset patch
# User Oleksandr Gavenko <gavenkoa@gmail.com>
# Date 1285505308 -10800
# Node ID 9d21e0f5bd69212cb2279545e9f18da85b23e47f
# Parent  9669c9a5c79e5a5f76df82a8719acdb0131b1514
Чтение буквы a.

diff -r 9669c9a5c79e -r 9d21e0f5bd69 en-spelling_ru.rst
--- a/en-spelling_ru.rst	Sat Sep 25 23:53:12 2010 +0300
+++ b/en-spelling_ru.rst	Sun Sep 26 15:48:28 2010 +0300
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@
 life [laɪf], table [teɪbl], dandle [dændl]
 
 * Открытый ударный слог.
-** a - [eɪ].
-na-me [neɪm], la-ter [ˈlaɪtə]
 ** e - [iː].
 he [hiː], le-gal [ˈliːɡəl]
 ** i - [aɪ].
@@ -42,8 +40,6 @@
 my [maɪ], ty-pist [ˈtaɪpɪst]
 
 * Закрытый ударный слог.
-** a - [æ].
-cat [cæt], lat-ter [ˈlætə], fan-cy [ˈfænsɪ]
 ** e - [e].
 bed [bed], letter [ˈletə]
 ** i - [i].
@@ -68,6 +64,64 @@
 curtain [kəːtn]
 ** yr - [əː].
 
+* a в открытом ударном слоге  - [eɪ].
+  na-me [neɪm], la-ter [ˈlaɪtə]
+  !!! have [hæv], many [ˈmenɪ]
+* "a" перед "nge" - [eɪ].
+  range [reɪndʒ], danger [deɪndʒə]
+* "ai" в ударном положении - [eɪ].
+  main [meɪn], traine [treɪn], raise [reɪz]
+  !!! said [sed]
+* "ay" в ударном положении - [eɪ].
+  may [meɪ], pay [peɪ], stay [meɪ]
+* a в закрытом ударном слоге - [æ].
+  cat [cæt], lat-ter [ˈlætə], fan-cy [ˈfænsɪ]
+* "a" в сочетании "ass" - [ɑː].
+  glass [ɡlɑːs], pass [pɑːs], class [klɑːs]
+  !!! mass [mæs]
+* "a" в сочетании "ast" - [ɑː].
+  fast [fɑːst], mast [mɑːst], cast [cɑːst]
+* "a" в сочетании "ant" - [ɑː].
+  grant [ɡrɑːnt], plant [plɑːnt], slant [slɑːnt]
+* "a" в сочетании "anch" - [ɑː].
+  branch [brɑːnʧ]
+* "a" в сочетании "alf" - [ɑː].
+  half [hɑːlf], calf [kɑːlf]
+* "a" в сочетании "ask" - [ɑː].
+  ask [ɑːsk], task [tɑːsk], mask [mɑːsk]
+* "a" в сочетании "ath" - [ɑː].
+  father [ˈfɑːθə], bath [bɑːθ]
+  !!! gather [ˈɡæðə]
+* "a" в сочетании "ance" - [ɑː].
+  chance [ʧɑːns], advance [ədˈvɑːns]
+* "a" в сочетании "aft" - [ɑː].
+  shaft [ʃɑːft], after [ˈɑːftə], craft [krɑːft], draft [drɑːft]
+* "air" - [ɛə].
+  stair [stɛə], hair [hɛə], affair [əˈfɛə]
+* "are" - [ɛə].
+  care [kɛə], fare [fɛə], scare [skɛə]
+* "a" перед "ll" или "l"+согласная - [ɔː].
+  ball [bɔːl], install [ɪnˈstɔːl], almost [ɔːlməust]
+* "au" - [ɔː].
+  launch [lɔːnʧ]
+  !!! aunt [ɑːnt]
+* "aw" - [ɔː].
+  saw [sɔː],
+* "aught" - [ɔːt].
+  naught [nɔːt]
+* "auth" - [ɔːθ].
+  author [ˈɔːθə]
+* "ar" после "w" или "qu" - [ɔː].
+  war [wɔː], warm [wɔːm], quartz [kwɔːts]
+* "a" в закрытом слоге после "w" или "wh" - [ɔ].
+  want [wɔt], wash [waʃ], what [wɔt]
+* "a" в неударном положении - [ə].
+  data [ˈdeɪtə], agenda [əˈdʒendə]
+* "ai", "ay" в неударном положении - [ɪ].
+  captain [ˈkæptɪn], Monday [ˈmʌndɪ]
+* "age" в неударном положении - [ɪdʒ].
+  marriage [ˈmærɪdʒ], sausage ['sɔsɪdʒ]
+
 * "ee", "ea" - [iː].
 
 Исключения bread [bred], head [hed].