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UESC Curso: Letras Disciplina: Lngua Inglesa VII PHONETICS The symbols used by the International Phonetic Alphabet

appears between oblique lines or slashes / /. DESCRIBING VOWEL SOUNDS Vowels have been classified according to: 1.Tongue Position: front or hard palate / central / back or soft palate 2.Tongue height: high / mid-high/ mid / mid-low / low 3. Lips shapes and position: rounded / spread / neutral 4.Tension of the tongue muscles: tense / lax 5.Vowels length/ duration: long / short CLASSIFICATION OF ENGLISH VOWELS

FRONT VOWELS (HARD PALATE) / / - The front part of the tongue is high. The lips are slightly spread. The vowel is tense and long. Example.: beat, mean, peace, see, eat, be, feel, sheep... / / - The front part of the tongue is mid-high. The lips are slightly spread. The vowel is lax and short. Example.: bit, pin, fish, ship... / / - The front part of the tongue is mid. The lips are slightly spread. The vowel is lax and short. Example.: bet, men, yes...

/ / - The front part of the tongue is low. The lips are slightly spread. The vowel is quite tense and short. Example.: bat, hat, man, gas... CENTRAL VOWELS / / - The central part of the tongue is more low then mid-low. The lip position is neutral. The vowel is lax and short. Example.: but, cup, some, rush... / / - The central part of the tongue is mid-low. The lip position is neutral. The vowel is tense and long. Example.: bird, earn, purse... BACK VOWELS / / - The quite back part of the tongue is low. The lip position is neutral. The vowel is tense and long. Example.: card, half, pass, farm... / / - The back part of the tongue is quite low. The lips are slightly rounded. The vowel is lax and short. Example.: pot, gone, cross... / / - The back part of the tongue is mid. The lips are rounded. The vowel is tense and long. Example.: board, corn, horse... / / - The back part of the tongue is mid high. The lips are rounded. The vowel is lax and short. Example.: put, pull, push... / / - The back part of the tongue is high. The lips are rounded. The vowel is tense and long. Example.: food, soon, loose...

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