Chapter 4 - Vowels Flashcards
vowel
the core or peak of the syllable, which is the point where the vocal tract is least obstructed
simple vowel
a vowel without an accompanying glide movement
vowel with glide
a vowel with an adjacent /y/ or /w/
dipthong
a vowel sound followed by a nonadjacent glide within the same syllable
vowel quadrant
the area where vowel sounds are produced
high/mid/low
the shaping of the vowel quadrant by the positioning of the jaw and the lowering of the tongue
front/central/back
the shaping of the vowel quadrant by the positioning of the body of the tongue
rounded/spread/neutral lip position
the shaping of the vowel quadrant by the positioning of the lips
tense/lax vowel
the amount of muscle tension used in the articulation of vowels
open syllable
syllables without a final consonant sound
closed syllable
Syllables with a final consonant sound
Coloring
When a vowel’s sound is altered by another which precedes or follows it
Sonorant
A voiced sound that can function as the peak of a syllable
/r/-coloring
Occurs when /r/ follows a vowel. The vowel glides toward it and takes on some of the retroflex quality of /r/
Reduced vowel
The tendency of some vowels in English to be pronounced in a more lax form when unstressed. There are 5 in total.
