Vowels PRICE

The common realization of the PRICE vowel is /ai/. A spelling-induced /i/ occurs in a number of words including Elias [eli^Ias], indict [indikt], hybrid, Mathias [ma^Itias], primordial, siren, (less often) prior. When the PRICE vowel is followed by a vowel, /i/ is converted to /j/ by the Glide Formation rule, which yields [trajal] trial, [baja] buyer, [admaja] admire, [pajɔs]  Pius, [lajɔn] lion, [ba^Ijas] biased.