02- vowel articulation and transcription Flashcards
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what are vowels
phonemes that are produced without any appreciable constriction or blockage of air flow in that vocal tract
what is tongue height
how high or low the tongue is in the oral cavity when articulating a vowel
what is tongue advancement
how far forwards or backward the tongue is
what is the tense/ lax distinction?
a difference in vowel duration and signaled by height, advancement and phonetic environment
key word: key
/i/ high, front, tense, unrounded vowel
key word: win, crazy
/ɪ/ high, front, lax, unrounded vowel
key word: rebate
/e/ mid, front, tense unrounded vowel
key word: red
/ɛ/ mid, front, lax, unrounded vowel
key word: had
/æ/ low, front, lax, unrounded vowel
key word: about
/ə/ mid, central, lax, unrounded vowel
key word: bud
/ʌ/ mid, central, lax, unrounded, stressed vowel
key word: butter
/ɚ/ mid, central, lax, rounded, unstressed vowel
key word: bird
/ɝ/ mid, central, tense, rounded, stressed vowel
key word: moon
/u/ high, back, tense, rounded
key word: wood
/ʊ/ high, back, lax, rounded vowels
key word: okay
/oʊ/ high-mid, back, tense, rounded vowel
key word: law
/ɔ/ low-mid, back, tense, rounded vowel
key word: cod
/ɑ/ low, back, tense, unrounded vowel
what is the duration of tense vowels?
longer and can appear in stressed open syllables
what is the duration of lax vowels?
shorter and only appear in closed syllables
what is a diphthong
change in vowel quality while remaining a single phoneme
fear
/fɪr/
fair
/fɛr/
tour
/tʊr/
