PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

Vowels

difficult to describe. No place of articulation

the only points of reference are:

the lips

the tongue
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Vowels

all voiced
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Reference points:

- tongue height

- parts of the tongue

- lips position
FRONT CENTRAL BACK
CLOSE

sit
put
HALF-
again CLOSE
e said

HALF-
OPEN
sad

pot
OPEN
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CLOSE

need food

HALF-
CLOSE
purse talk
HALF-
OPEN
part

OPEN
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CLOSE

sit
put
HALF-
again CLOSE
e said

HALF-
OPEN
cut
sad

pot
OPEN
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keep roots CLOSE

wit nurse
put
HALF-
short CLOSE
wet apart
HALF-
must not OPEN
hat

laugh
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late //
toy
//

light //
 near /n/ poor //

there //


know //

// loud //
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ENGLISH VOWELS

short: 7 / /
long: 5 / /

stressed: all except / /

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ENGLISH VOWELS

diphthongs: 8

stressed: all except //